A Criticism Of Contemporary Mass Tourism By Historical Analogic Approach

Authors : Onur AKBULUT

Pages : 52-59

Doi:10.30625/ijctr.470022

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Publication Date : 2018-12-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This article underlines two historical analogic approaches as a criticism of the contemporary mass tourism. It is argued that western hegemony developed countries may originate contemporary mass tourism. According to historian and classicist Kagan insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2007); two complementary main features of western civilization are Hellenism and Christianity. This article takes these complementary features into consideration with Leiper’s insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1981); Tourism System’s two main components demand and supply. These four concepts were discussed using historical analogies. Demand vs insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(versus); Christianity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(heaven portrayal); were chosen as the first analogy. Supply vs Hellenism insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(polis and subjects [helots] specific to Sparta city state); was proposed as the second analogy. These two analogies may help to gain a better understanding of mass tourism by means of a critic approach with regard to its proposed historical roots.
Keywords : Mass tourism, Historical analogy, Tourism system, Christianity, Hellenism