Tourism to Pilgrimage Sites in Bangladesh: A Sustainability Framework
Using three Mazar (Sufi tomb) sites in Bangladesh – of Lalon Fakir, Khan Jahan Ali and Shah Jalal, the study examines pilgrimage tourism. Adopting a mixed-methods approach with a survey and interviews, the analysis reveals that pilgrims are drawn to the sites in search of spirituality and interconne...
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| description | Using three Mazar (Sufi tomb) sites in Bangladesh – of Lalon Fakir, Khan Jahan Ali and Shah Jalal, the study examines pilgrimage tourism. Adopting a mixed-methods approach with a survey and interviews, the analysis reveals that pilgrims are drawn to the sites in search of spirituality and interconnectedness with nature which also puts aside materialism and consumerism. The study also explains the significance of pilgrimage tourism as supporting local communities and cultures and contributing to their sustainability. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-967612025-01-09T02:20:58Z Tourism to Pilgrimage Sites in Bangladesh: A Sustainability Framework Azad, Md Abul Kalam Using three Mazar (Sufi tomb) sites in Bangladesh – of Lalon Fakir, Khan Jahan Ali and Shah Jalal, the study examines pilgrimage tourism. Adopting a mixed-methods approach with a survey and interviews, the analysis reveals that pilgrims are drawn to the sites in search of spirituality and interconnectedness with nature which also puts aside materialism and consumerism. The study also explains the significance of pilgrimage tourism as supporting local communities and cultures and contributing to their sustainability. 2025 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96761 Curtin University restricted |
| spellingShingle | Azad, Md Abul Kalam Tourism to Pilgrimage Sites in Bangladesh: A Sustainability Framework |
| title | Tourism to Pilgrimage Sites in Bangladesh: A Sustainability Framework |
| title_full | Tourism to Pilgrimage Sites in Bangladesh: A Sustainability Framework |
| title_fullStr | Tourism to Pilgrimage Sites in Bangladesh: A Sustainability Framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tourism to Pilgrimage Sites in Bangladesh: A Sustainability Framework |
| title_short | Tourism to Pilgrimage Sites in Bangladesh: A Sustainability Framework |
| title_sort | tourism to pilgrimage sites in bangladesh: a sustainability framework |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96761 |