@inbook{b0646c676953403f85fa0ec32cde489a,
title = "Managing the Sacred: Online Narratives of Well-Being in a Japanese Heritage Context",
abstract = "Relatively little research has been conducted to explore how the management bodies of sacred sites attempt to facilitate experiences of spirituality and well-being among visitors. In this chapter, we contribute to addressing this gap by examining the website communication approaches used by the management of two sacred sites in Kyoto, Japan—the Buddhist temple Kiyomizu-dera and the Shinto shrine complex Fushimi Inari Taisha. Using content analysis, we found that both locations present spiritual narratives, the spatial environment, and benefits to well-being as an interconnected trinity. Our findings suggest that linking up the concept of place attachment with well-being may be a useful approach for investigating the role of sacred site management bodies in communicating narratives of well-being. Based on the website content of the two sacred sites investigated in this chapter, we infer that sacred locations can play a role in fostering a sense of well-being among visitors.",
keywords = "Management, Sacred sites, Spirituality, Tourism, Well-being",
author = "Januschka Schmidt and Leonieke Bolderman and Arie Stoffelen and Groote, {Peter D.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2023",
month = sep,
day = "30",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-39582-6_13",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783031395819",
series = "Religion, Spirituality and Health: A Social Scientific Approach",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "223–241",
editor = "Victor Counted and Haywantee Ramkissoon and Captari, {Laura E.} and Cowden, {Richard G.}",
booktitle = "Place, Spirituality, and Well-Being",
}