The methodology of religious tourism studies, following the understanding of the nature, dimensions, and types of tourism
(non-pilgrimage entry tourism)
1
Ph.D. student, Islamic Studies International Institution, Qom
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A faculty member of al-Mostafa International University (Ashtian City) in Qur'an and Hadith
Abstract
The methodology of religious studies of tourism presents a set of general and partial, and intertwined issues about tourism to religious scholars.Considering that the important step in harmonizing religious approaches with new issues is to achieve accurate knowledge of new issues, the main question of this article is how to achieve the methodological elements of studying the field of religious tourism by relying on the knowledge of tourism.The authors believe that this topic has been neglected in religious studies.The need to pay attention to this issue becomes clear when we realize that knowing the subject is a methodological process that can determine the nature of a religious approach and show its ability to be updated in new fields and problems. This research isheuristic and aims to find the methodological elements of some interdisciplinary studies (religion-tourism).To carry out this research, two methods are used to obtain the nature, dimensions, and types of tourism: 1-interpretative reasoning(ijtihad) to use religious sources, 2- the method of field research (not argumentative).The main finding of this research is to present a new approach in the field of religion and tourism studies, which presentsthe methodological elements of thematic in the field of religious tourism.In this methodology, the topic of tourism is emphasized in the three areas of “social activism”, “tourism industry” and “interaction with tourists”, and it draws religious researchers to the fact that relying on this new approach, an important step can be taken in introducing the potential of tourism and benefiting from its cultural, religious and historical accomplishments.
Mir-fenderesky, S. M. and Mohammadi-fard, A. (2023). The methodology of religious tourism studies, following the understanding of the nature, dimensions, and types of tourism
(non-pilgrimage entry tourism). religious teachings publication, 1(1), 63-92.
MLA
Mir-fenderesky, S. M. , and Mohammadi-fard, A. . "The methodology of religious tourism studies, following the understanding of the nature, dimensions, and types of tourism
(non-pilgrimage entry tourism)", religious teachings publication, 1, 1, 2023, 63-92.
HARVARD
Mir-fenderesky, S. M., Mohammadi-fard, A. (2023). 'The methodology of religious tourism studies, following the understanding of the nature, dimensions, and types of tourism
(non-pilgrimage entry tourism)', religious teachings publication, 1(1), pp. 63-92.
CHICAGO
S. M. Mir-fenderesky and A. Mohammadi-fard, "The methodology of religious tourism studies, following the understanding of the nature, dimensions, and types of tourism
(non-pilgrimage entry tourism)," religious teachings publication, 1 1 (2023): 63-92,
VANCOUVER
Mir-fenderesky, S. M., Mohammadi-fard, A. The methodology of religious tourism studies, following the understanding of the nature, dimensions, and types of tourism
(non-pilgrimage entry tourism). religious teachings publication, 2023; 1(1): 63-92.