Spiritual practice as tourism experience: An application of cultural transmission theory

Rajesh Nautiyal, Julia N. Albrecht and Anna Carr

Annals of Tourism Research, 2025, vol. 110, issue C

Abstract: This conceptual paper examines the transformation of yoga, an ancient spiritual and cultural practice, into cultural tourism experiences. Applying cultural transmission theory and the learning concept therein, it presents a revised perspective of yoga tourism. The paper elucidates three key aspects: a) the transmission of yoga in an environmental (both physical and social) entity, b) the incorporation of yoga as a learning process within the framework of cultural transmission theory, and c) the redefining of the diverse learning processes of yoga into cultural products, services, and experiences. In addressing these points, this paper explores the effect of consumerism in yoga tourism, integral to its complex contemporary manifestation.

Keywords: Yoga; Yoga tourism; Culture; Cultural tourism; Consumerism; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2024.103866

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