Ethnic Tourism in the Context of Its Relationship with Intangible Cultural Heritage

Year 2019, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 671 - 684, 30.03.2019

Oğuz Diker

https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.531408

Abstract

Authentic
aspects of ethnic diversities and ethnic cultures have always attracted the
attention of individuals. This attraction has uncovered the travels aimed at
experiencing ethnic cultures and cultural elements. These travels that are
called ethnic tourism aim to experience the lifestyles, customs and traditions
of ethnic groups. Relevant studies have propounded that there is a direct
relationship between ethnic tourism and intangible cultural heritage. In this
study, the concept of ethnic tourism was defined and its relationships with
intangible cultural heritage were analyzed. Being a subtype of cultural
tourism; ethnic tourism plays an important role in protecting the intangible
cultural heritage that belongs to ethnic groups and handing it down the next
generations. However, unplanned ethnic tourism activities have negative impacts
such as damaging intangible cultural heritage and losing authentic values for
good.       

Keywords

Ethnicity, Ethnic Culture, Ethnic Tourism, Cultural Heritage, Intangible Cultural Heritage

Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras ile İlişkisi Bağlamında Etnik Turizm

Abstract

Etnik çeşitlilik ve
etnik kültürlerin otantik yanları insanlar için çekici olmuştur. Bu çekicilik
etnik kültürler ile kültürel öğeleri deneyimlemeye yönelik seyahatleri ortaya
çıkarmıştır. Etnik turizm olarak adlandırılan bu seyahatler, etnik grupların
yaşam tarzları, örf, adet, gelenek ve göreneklerini deneyimleme amacıyla
gerçekleştirilen seyahatler olarak tanımlanmaktadır. İlgili çalışmalar, etnik
turizmin somut olmayan kültürel miras ile doğrudan ilişkili olduğu sonucunu
ortaya koymaktadır. Bu çalışmada etnik turizm kavramı tanımlanarak, somut
olmayan kültürel miras ile olan ilişkileri incelenmiştir. Kültür turizminin bir
türü olarak etnik turizm, etnik gruplara ait somut olmayan kültürel mirasın
korunması ve gelecek nesillere aktarılmasında önemli bir yere sahiptir. Fakat
plansız etnik turizm faaliyetleri ise somut olmayan kültürel mirasın zarar
görmesi, özgün değerlerin yitmesi ve yok olması sonuçlarını doğurmaktadır.

Keywords

Etnisite, Etnik Kültür, Etnik Turizm, Kültürel Miras, Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras

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