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Research on Experiences of Local festival by Phenomenological Method: Focusing on a Martial Arts Festival in Jeonju City
Journal of Tourism Sciences
Abbr :
JTS
2013, 37(10), pp.277-298
Publisher : The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea
Research Area : Tourism
2013, 37(10), pp.277-298
Publisher : The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea
Research Area : Tourism
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This paper is a case study for Martial Arts Festival in Jeonju city. This local festival was planned by community members to commemorate and reproduce the special national examination at Jeonju city in 1593 for the appointment of military officers which had been held in order to celebrate the victory in the battle took place a year ago. The aim of this paper is to propose the future direction of the local festival through the case study for the festival which is voluntarily planned by local residents. The research theme of this paper is 'what is the essence and the meaning for the participation and the experience of local residents in the festival'. The Phenomenological Analysis based on methodology by Giogi‘s methodology(1985) is adopted as the research method; in-depth interview for 10 interviewee who participated the festival was conducted and analysed after participation observation for 6 months. The research results were classified into 31 'themes' and 10 'focal meanings' and 'structural descriptions' was carried out phenomenologically based on the classification. The study has several limitations in terms of generalizability and transferability.
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