Apuntes para un análisis simbólico de la experiencia turística

Abstract

The object of this paper is to propose a structuralist symbolic analysis model based on the dichotomy of everyday time/space versus tourism time/space and its relationship with the recreation/sparing dimension. A bibliographic review of studies that analyze the tourist  experience was carried out, in which, on the one hand, a high recurrence to the conceptual model of rites of passage and liminality was identified and, on the other, the need to rethink some aspects of such approaches. In particular, the author proposes adopting the idea of liminoid rather than liminality, as well as to move from a functionalist approach to a structuralist one. The proposed model allows, in theory, to meet these needs and, it is hoped that in the light of empirical information, it will constitute a useful way to explore tourism practices with greater specificity.