Profane Experience and Sacred Encounter: Journeys to Disney and the Camino de Santiago
Profane Experience and Sacred Encounter: Journeys to Disney and the Camino de Santiago
Author(s): Kip RedickSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Zeta Books
Keywords: pilgrimage; tourism; Disney World;
Summary/Abstract: This essay explores the contrast of pilgrimage and tourism as sacred and profane journeys using Disney World and the Camino de Santiago as exemplars of such destinations. An entanglement of place structures reveals Disney World as a quasi-religious journey site for some whose tourist actions implicate a ritual centered on capitalist mythology. Disentangling sacred encounters and profane experiences demonstrates the role such places play in elevating community versus self-indulgence.
Journal: Environment, Space, Place
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: Vol.5/1
- Page Range: 46-72
- Page Count: 27
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF