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dc.contributorSchool of Hotel and Tourism Managementen_US
dc.contributor.advisorHuang Wei-jue (SHTM)en_US
dc.creatorWang, Xiaoying-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/12867-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic Universityen_US
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titlePower of tourism : leading the resurgence of religion in Tibet, Chinaen_US
dcterms.abstractThe influence of tourism on religion is one of the core topics in tourism impact research. The wave of religious revival swept the world in the 1990s, and China, which is governed by an atheist party, is no exception. At the same time, tourism has achieved unprecedented development. In recent years, scholars have begun to call for tourism to be placed at the center of post-secular religion, and it is necessary to strengthen the interdisciplinary research of tourism and sociology of religion. Tibet, compared with other regions in China, is a region with the largest religious population, and it is also a region where tourism has developed extremely rapidly in recent years.en_US
dcterms.abstractThis study investigates monks, tourism companies, local residents, and the government's perception of religion and tourism, as well as their participation in religious tourism, and explores the path through which tourism affects the spread of Tibetan Buddhism. This paper combines the religious market theory and social cognitive theory to construct a research framework, focusing on the religious product suppliers of religious tourism destinations and the government, the core influencer of the religious tourism development environment. Observations, in-depth interviews, and document analysis were used for data collection, using grounded theory, thematic analysis for data analysis. Research questions are solved based on the investigation and analysis, including: the motivation of monks to participate in tourism activities, the process and view of monks' participation in tourism activities, the attitude of local residents towards religious tourism, the motivation and process of participating in religious tourism, the motivation and process of religious tourism immigrants' participation in religious tourism. In addition, from the perspective of the integration and mutual learning of tourism and sociology of religion, the role of tourism in the development of post-secularism religion is expounded, in order to provide new research perspective and practical analysis for religious tourism research.en_US
dcterms.extentix, 181 pages : color illustrationsen_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued2023en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelDHTMen_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Doctorateen_US
dcterms.LCSHTourism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Regionen_US
dcterms.LCSHTourism -- Religious aspects -- Buddhismen_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsrestricted accessen_US

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