Camping

A liminal space as a gateway to eudaimonic happiness

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ID12855696
AuthorsReyhan Arslan Ayazlar (0000-0002-9546-9412), Gökhan Ayazlar (0000-0002-8839-1418, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume66
Issue2
Pages207-224
Publication date2023-08-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Leisure & Recreation (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1026-1133 • E-ISSN: 2333-4509
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/16078055.2023.2247381
OpenAlexW4385951772
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited68

Camping – a growing niche in the tourism industry – allows participants to have a liminal experience. Using qualitative methods, we examine camp participants' perspective through the lens of liminal theory. The data were obtained through participant observation and interviews with 27 campers. Camp participants' liminal experiences are grouped into three dimensions: (1) learning in liminal spaces; (2) increased tolerance in liminal spaces and, (3) the effects of liminal spaces on eudaimonic happiness. Learning and tolerance in the camping experience has the potential to foster happiness, even after the participants return home. These findings from the Turkish experience contribute to a growing literature on liminality in camps and tourism more broadly.KEYWORDS: Liminal experiencecampingeudaimonic happinesslearningtolerancecommunitas Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s)

Geography · Happiness · Liminality · Sociology · Tourism · Anthropology · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts

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