EXAMINATION OF PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS MEVLANA MUSEUM WITHIN THE SCOPE OF FAITH TOURISM WITH METAPHOR ANALYSIS

Authors : Simge Şalvarcı, Hatice Sarı Gök

Pages : 627-652

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Publication Date : 2024-10-22

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In order to make tourism and cultural heritage sustainable, regions need to benefit from their unique cultural and belief values. One of the types of tourism that has rapidly increased in importance in recent years and has a significant contribution to the promotion of countries is religious tourism. There are many important centers in terms of religious tourism in Turkey. One of these centers is the Mevlana Museum in Konya, which is among the most visited museums in Turkey. It is important for the museum to be used more effectively, to be more useful, and to contribute more to both Konya tourism and Turkey tourism. The purpose of this research is to determine tourism students\' perceptions of the Mevlana Museum in Konya, in the context of religious tourism, through metaphors. In order to achieve this aim, the study examined the conceptual themes under which the metaphors for the Mevlana Museum were collected regarding the subject of religious tourism. Qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques were used in the research. Research participants consist of 100 individuals. According to the research results, individuals\' religious tourism metaphors are divided into 4 categories. These are; 1) Psychological reasons, 2) Spiritual effect of the museum, 3) Religious places and buildings, 4) Other.
Keywords : İnanç Turizmi, Metafor Analizi, Mevlana Müzesi, Konya