Exploring tradition in heritage tourism: the experience of Sri Lanka’s traditional mask art

Handapangoda, Wasana Sampath; Bandara, Y. M. Himali Madduma; Kumara, U. Anura

doi:10.1080/13527258.2018.1481132

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“…Cultural heritage and tourism Handapangoda et al (2019) claim that heritage is primarily a discourse, a cultural process about meaning-making of traditions in the present. Vecco (2010) believes that, contrary to normative definitions of heritage, the local community is the one that must recognize its aesthetic, historical, scientific and social values upon which its own cultural identity can be built.…”

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“…On the other hand, heritage can also be an important economic asset. Especially for tourism, which is increasingly capitalizing and exploiting it (Handapangoda et al, 2019;Richards, 2018). In its report, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (2018) estimates that almost 40% of all international tourism trips worldwide in 2017 included elements of cultural tourism (which overlaps significantly with 'heritage tourism') and forecasts further growth in cultural tourism demand.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the postmodern era, tourism often valorizes only surfaces and entertains tourists with hyperrealities and simulacra (Handapangoda et al, 2019). The boundaries between tradition and modernity are increasingly being transgressed and traditions are often become incorporated as new forms of the exotic in the popular culture.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some contents of the tradition in its 'pure' form lose their meaning for the local community over time, and only through the intervention of heritage tourism is it revived. In this sense, both tourism and heritage can be seen as cultural forms that preserve the past (Handapangoda et al, 2019). Caust and Vecco (2017) systematically present a set of both financial and non-financial costs and benefits of tourism capitalization of cultural heritage.…”

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“…Traditional music is being 'consumed' by different segments of tourists with very different motives, knowledge and levels of concern for authenticity within variety of contexts and on different occasions (Craik, 2002;Handapangoda et al, 2019;Stokes, 1999). Musicians, who are sometimes persuaded by the organizers, adapt their performances (at least partially) for tourists to meet their expectations.…”

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Traditional music in tourists’ eyes – the case of Slovene Istria

Sedmak

Kerma

Čivre

2020

Journal of Heritage Tourism

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The article deals with a modestly researched topic about the attitude of the general tourist population towards the traditional music of the destination. The concept of traditionalism itself is complex, and there are no clear objective criteria for what is and what is not 'traditional.' Tourism brings additional dynamics to the local community in the process of (re)defining its tradition. Although traditional music is an important element of the intangible cultural heritage of any destination, there is relatively little research on the perception, understanding and attitudes of the general tourist population towards traditional music. We believe that the misunderstanding of tourists' wishes, expectations and knowledge of traditional music is at least partly the cause of inappropriate representations of traditional music in tourism. By conducting a survey in the case of Slovenian Istria, a destination with a markedly untapped potential of traditional music, we investigated the factors determining it and its importance in the eyes of tourists. We also studied the differences between tourist segments. The chosen geographical area is highly multicultural and has had a turbulent political and migrant history, which makes it specific and at the same time very suitable for the purpose of the research.

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