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Mediated resistance tourism and the host community pdf

Annals of Tourism Research Vol No pp ?? F D Elsevier Science Ltd All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain www elsevier com locate atoures - PII S - - MEDIATED RESISTANCE Tourism and the Host Community Christina A Joseph Anandam P Kavoori University of Georgia USA Abstract This ethnographic study focuses on the mediation of tourism by the host community in the pilgrimage town of Pushkar India It provides a framework for understanding the impact of Western tourism in the context of a Hindu religious community Locally tourism is perceived as a threat to ??tradition ? and religion even while a large segment of the population is dependent on its economic bene ?ts This ambivalence is resolved through three types of rhetoric exclusionary political and religious This strategy of rhetorical resistance termed here as ??mediated resistance ? allows the host community to condemn tourism collectively while participating in it on an individual basis The theoretical focus of the study draws from cultural anthropology religion and communication research Keywords Pushkar mediated F D resistance host community Elsevier Science Ltd All rights reserved Re ?sume ? La re ?sistance par me ?diation le tourisme et la communaute ? d ? accueil Cette e ?tude ethnographique se concentre sur la me ?diation du tourisme par la communaute ? d ? accueil dans la ville de pelerinage de Pushkar en Inde Il fournit un cadre the ?orique pour comprendre l ? impact du tourisme occidental dans le contexte d ? une communaute ? religieuse hindoue Au niveau local le tourisme est perc u comme une menace a la ??tradition ? et ala religion quoiqu ? un grand segment de la population de ?pende de ses be ?ne ? ?ces e ?conomiques Cette ambivalence se re ?sout a travers trois types de rhe ?torique d ? exclusion politique et religieuse Cette strate ?gie de re ?sistance rhe ?torique appele ?e ici la ??re ?sistance par me ?diation ? permet ala communaute ? d ? accueil de condamner collectivement le tourisme tout en y participant individuellement L ? objectif the ?orique de l ? e ?tude fait appel a l ? anthropologie culturelle ala religion et a la recherche en communication Mots-cle ?s Pushkar re ?sistance par me ?diation F D communaute ? d ? accueil Elsevier Science Ltd All rights reserved INTRODUCTION Nestled in the Aravalli hills of the state of Rajasthan India is the Hindu pilgrimage center tirtha of Pushkar that has for centuries drawn pilgrims from all over the country These devotees honor the sanctity of this sacred place by performing religiously prescribed rites Recently Pushkar has attracted another genre of visitors white Western and wealthy tourists Tourism has come to this ancient pilgrimage town making for startling and often incongruous contrasts and more Christina Joseph is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Af ?liated Faculty in the Women ? s Studies Program at the University of Georgia Athens GA - USA Email cjoseph arches uga edu Her research