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A Burning Desire: Dharma God And The Path Of Recovery
A Burning Desire is a gift for those who struggle with the Twelve Step program’s focus on the need to surrender to a Higher Power. Taking a radical departure from traditional views of God, Western or Eastern, author Kevin Griffin neither accepts Christian beliefs in a Supreme Being nor Buddhist non-... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps
Merging Buddhist mindfulness practices with the Twelve Step program, this updated edition of the bestselling recovery guide One Breath at a Time will inspire and enlighten you to live a better, healthier life. Many in recovery turn to the Twelve Steps to overcome their addictions, but struggle with ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Living Kindness: Metta Practice for the Whole of Our Lives
To live kindness is to express the essential Buddhist wisdom of selflessnessThrough stories from the ancient Pali canon of Buddhism and personal reflections on modern life, Dharma teacher Kevin Griffin reveals the richness and multifaceted nature of loving-kindness or metta on the Buddhist path. Alo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Ordinary Recovery: Mindfulness, Addiction, and the Path of Lifelong Sobriety
The key to ongoing freedom from alcoholism or any other kind of addiction is right before us, here and now, in the ordinary and perfect present moment. The problem is that addictions are often the result of our efforts to escape living in the present in the first place. Bill Alexander's unique appro... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Pilgrimage and Tourism to Holy Cities
This book covers the ideological motives and religious perceptions behind travel to sites prescribed with sanctity in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It covers sites that have drawn pilgrims and religious tourists to them for hundreds of years, and seeks to provide an understanding of the complex ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Pilgrimage and Tourism to Holy Cities: Ideological and Management Perspectives (CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series)
This book covers the ideological motives and religious perceptions behind travel to sites prescribed with sanctity in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It covers sites that have drawn pilgrims and religious tourists to them for hundreds of years, and seeks to provide an understanding of the complex w... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Risk and Safety Challenges for Religious Tourism and Events
Travellers today face many challenges from risk and safety issues. Focusing in particular on risk and safety issues faced by visitors to holy sites, this book looks at the unique challenges raised, where annual religious festivals are commemorated with mass gatherings lasting for days and large crow... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Religious Tourism in Asia: Tradition and Change through Case Studies and Narratives (CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series)
The Asia-Pacific region is considered the world's religious core, with the greatest number of pilgrims and travellers to religious events for both international and domestic tourism. It is estimated that there are approximately 600 million national and international religious and spiritual voyages i... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Islamic Tourism: Management Of Travel Destinations (Cabi Religious Tourism And Pilgrimage Series)
Islamic tourism is tourism primarily undertaken by its followers within the Muslim world. It is not just motivated by religious feeling―it also includes participants pursuing similar leisure experiences to non-Muslims but within the parameters set by Islam, and destinations are therefore not necessa... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Religious Tourism in Asia: Tradition and Change through Case Studies and Narratives (CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series)
The Asia-Pacific region is considered the world's religious core, with the greatest number of pilgrims and travellers to religious events for both international and domestic tourism. It is estimated that there are approximately 600 million national and international religious and spiritual voyages i... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Risk and Safety Challenges for Religious Tourism and Events (CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series)
by Razaq Raj • Alan Clarke • Carlos Fernandes • Geoffrey Skoll • Yasin Bilim • Kevin Griffin • Dane Munro • Hugues Seraphin • Professor Maximiliano Korstanje • Jahanzeeb Qurashi • Ayesha Chowdhury • Aynur Gülenc Birsen • George Cassar • Danielle Griffin • Cyril Peter • Yadukrishna P R • Bernadette TheodoreTravellers today face many challenges from risk and safety issues. Focusing in particular on risk and safety issues faced by visitors to holy sites, this book looks at the unique challenges raised, where annual religious festivals are commemorated with mass gatherings lasting for days and large crow... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Local Identities and Transnational Cults within Europe (CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series)
by Kevin Griffin • Professor Fiorella Giacalone • Alfonsina Bellio • Riccardo Cruzzolin • Paola De Salvo • Laurent S. Fournier • Etienne Guillaume • André Julliard • Tony Kiely • Inga B. Kuzma • Mathilde Lamothe • Gaëlla Loiseau • Daniele Parbuono • Gianfranco SpitilliLocal-level pilgrimages, when based on strong expressions of faith, can have a much wider local, regional and international appeal. It has been estimated that pilgrims and religious tourists number around 330 million per year, meaning development of these faith identities can help drive destination ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Local Identities and Transnational Cults within Europe (CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series)
by Kevin Griffin • Professor Fiorella Giacalone • Alfonsina Bellio • Riccardo Cruzzolin • Paola De Salvo • Laurent S. Fournier • Etienne Guillaume • André Julliard • Tony Kiely • Inga B. Kuzma • Mathilde Lamothe • Gaëlla Loiseau • Daniele Parbuono • Gianfranco SpitilliLocal-level pilgrimages, when based on strong expressions of faith, can have a much wider local, regional and international appeal. It has been estimated that pilgrims and religious tourists number around 330 million per year, meaning development of these faith identities can help drive destination ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Cultural Tourism
by Razaq Raj • Ian Rotherham • Nigel Morpeth • Carlos Fernandes • Dolors Vidal • Tahir Rashid • Vincent Zamitt • Kevin Griffin • Jane Legget • Jon Edwards • Claudia Kroesbacher • Frances Mcgettigan • Alexandra Tirca • Wided Majdoub • Kelli Ann Malone • Ivana Pavlic • Manon Niesten • Anna Thompson • Lia Bassa • Catherine Gorman • Neus Crous-CostaWith contributions from international experts this book provides a broad discussion of cultural tourism as a concept and the way it is implemented in diverse regions around the world. Addressing the notion of cultural tourism and what it means to tourism as an industry, and also types of cultural to... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Managing Religious Tourism (CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series)
by Razaq Raj • Ian Rotherham • Alan Clarke • Nigel Morpeth • Silvia Aulet • Kevin Griffin • Rong Huang • Daniel H Olsen • Vreny Enongene • Xosé M. Santos • Maureen Griffiths • Peter Wiltshier • Lucrezia Lopez • Elisa Piva • Stefania Cerutti • Dane Munro • Maaike De Jong • Alexander Grit • Xin Lei Hu • Sonia Puyol • Ramon Canal • Esperanca HolgadoManaging Religious Tourism provides a global view of the tools and resources used in demand and supply management, in the context of pilgrimage and religious tourism. With a focus on toolkits and best practices, the book reinforces the quality of service provision and offers a reflection on consum... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Managing Religious Tourism (CABI Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series)
by Razaq Raj • Ian Rotherham • Alan Clarke • Nigel Morpeth • Silvia Aulet • Kevin Griffin • Rong Huang • Daniel H Olsen • Vreny Enongene • Xosé M. Santos • Lucrezia Lopez • Elisa Piva • Stefania Cerutti • Dane Munro • Maaike De Jong • Alexander Grit • Xin Lei Hu • Sonia Puyol • Ramon Canal • Esperanca HolgadoManaging Religious Tourism provides a global view of the tools and resources used in demand and supply management, in the context of pilgrimage and religious tourism. With a focus on toolkits and best practices, the book reinforces the quality of service provision and offers a reflection on consum... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: An International Perspective (2nd Edition)
by Razaq Raj • Neil Robinson • Ian Rotherham • Alan Clarke • Nour Farra-Haddad • Carlos Fernandes • Silvia Aulet • Vitor Ambrósio • Elizabeth Ifeyinwa Benson • Nigel Bond • Miguel Brázio • Geoffrey Skoll • Dolors Vidal • Ruth Blackwell • Hadil Faris • Maria Leppakari • Michael O’ Regan • Yasin Bilim • Jorge Coelho • Jaeyeon Choe • Tahir Rashid • Samson Olawale Fadare • Sevde Düzgüner • Maximiliano Korstanje • Lluis Prats • Vincent Zamitt • Anna Trono • Kevin Griffin • Agnes RaffayWithin the past 10 years 'Religious Tourism' has seen both economic and education-sector growth on a global scale. This book addresses the central role of religious tourism and interrelationships with other aspects of pilgrimage management. It provides practical applications, models and illustration... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Conflicts, Religion and Culture in Tourism
Conflicts, Religion and Culture in Tourism highlights the role of religious tourism and pilgrimage as a tool for improving cultural relations. Helping to form culture and society worldwide, faith plays a vital part in cross-cultural conflict resolution and opening dialogue across peoples. This boo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017