THE HAJJ Experience of Turkish Female Pilgrims

GÜNLÜ KÜÇÜKALTAN E., Okumus F.

TOURISM IN THE MUSLIM WORLD, cilt.2, ss.221-233, 2010 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1108/s2042-1443(2010)0000002017
  • Dergi Adı: TOURISM IN THE MUSLIM WORLD
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.221-233
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Islam, Muslim, experience, female, religious, pilgrimage tourism
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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 long-lasting influences of this pilgrimage may include becoming more spiritual, peaceful, attentive, calm, tolerant, and careful. The experiences reported by respondents are discussed.