The Place(s) of Health Tourism in Iran: Hammams in Isfahan
نام عام مواد
[Thesis]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Zahra Kazemi-Zahrani
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Universidade do Minho (Portugal)
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2016
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
368
یادداشتهای مربوط به نشر، بخش و غیره
متن يادداشت
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=9781083571267
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
Ph.D.
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
Universidade do Minho (Portugal)
امتياز متن
2016
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
The role of places in shaping health activities and bathing experience has relied on traditional beliefs, religion and socio?cultural images in the past. Currently there is a need to study the places of health as well as traditional Islamic baths, hammams, in Iran in order to develop them for the purposes of tourism and the revival of traditional activities. This thesis studies the connection between place, health and tourism in Islamic cities and in Isfahan, Iran, in particular. The terms of attachment to place, which is of interest to health, gender, region and physical setting is discussed and concerns regarding the physical and emotional experiences and bonds of people and tourists. It looks at the places of health and their potential connection to the Iranian tourism sector and conducts the study with emphasis on the multiple dimensions of hammams in Isfahan city such as their main architectural features, their role in health, society, religion and culture. Therefore the thesis points to the need for a thorough investigation of historical hammams in the city of Isfahan with the focus on tourism among the various stakeholders. This would mainly include a survey of different conservations, functionalities or heritage revival of the three existing historical hammams in the city, analysis of their characteristics, recent uses and also looks at their involvement for contemporary tourism. Moreover, the thesis analyses one of the two hot springs in the Isfahan province, Vartoon hot spring nearby the city with historical value, which has a new development project for promoting the health/spa and tourism sector.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Geography; Public health; Recreation
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
(UMI)AAI10752815;Social sciences;Health and environmental sciences;Iran;Traditional Islamic baths
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )