Title

The Hajj: Experience Of Turkish Female Pilgrims

Keywords

Experience; Female; Islam; Muslim; Pilgrimage tourism; Religious

Abstract

This chapter presents findings from in-depth interviews with female pilgrims traveling from Turkey on their Hajj. The three main motives for the respondents were fulfilling one of the Five Pillars of Islam, visiting the center of the Muslim world, and seeing how others practiced Islam. For the majority of female pilgrims, the decision to go was made either jointly with their husbands or by others on their behalf. The longlasting influences of this pilgrimage may include becoming more spiritual, peaceful, attentive, calm, tolerant, and careful. The experiences reported by respondents are discussed. Copyright © 2010 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Publication Date

12-1-2010

Publication Title

Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice

Volume

2

Number of Pages

221-233

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1108/S2042-1443(2010)0000002017

Socpus ID

84886636145 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84886636145

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