The Impact of Religious Tourism in the Formation of a Peaceful and Moderate Society

Keywords

religious tourism; peaceful atmosphere; religious moderation

Abstract

Religious Tourism in the last two decades has been an important pillar in the development of a peaceful and moderate society. Funeral complex of Sunan Gunung Jati (Cirebon) and Pura Tanah Lot (Bali) are visited by various religious and ethnic tourists. Umrah worship is also enlivened by tours to Baitul Maqdis (Palestine) and the Wailing Wall (Israel). This study aims to discuss the impact of religious tourism on the formation of a peaceful and moderate society. The study method uses a qualitative approach with observation, participant observation, in-depth interviews, and expos facto techniques. The study location is a pilgrimage tourism at both area as a location for Islamic and Hindu pilgrimage tours. The study found that pilgrimage tourism has a big role in the formation of a peaceful and moderate society. The location of the pilgrimage of Sunan Gunung Jati is visited by multi-religious tourism ((Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, etc.) and multi-ethnicity (Sundanese, Javanese, Chinese, etc.). Religious tourists (Javanese people, inparticular) feel incomplete if they don’t travel to Sunan Gunung Jati. Muslim, Buddhist, and Confucian tourists or Sundanese, Javanese, and Chinese ethnic groups merge into a tourist community. Tanah Lot Temple visited by various religions and ethnic groups from domestic and foreign countries. Tourists visiting Bali feel incomplete without visiting the Tanah Lot Temple. In this pilgrimage tourism location, tourists do not see any differences in religious and racial backgrounds. They really feel like a community that has the same goal and enjoys the same beauty of tourism

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Munawar Rahmat
AU  - Raniri Munawar
PY  - 2019/06
DA  - 2019/06
TI  - The Impact of Religious Tourism in the Formation of  a Peaceful and Moderate Society
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Seminar on Tourism (ISOT 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 217
EP  - 222
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125909384
ID  - Rahmat2019/06
ER  -