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In search of the exile past: pilgrims and visitors to the island of Ikaria and their bearing on the historical past

Mamoulaki, E.

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E. Mamoulaki



Abstract

This study focuses on two different categories of visitors interested in the history of political exile as it came to inform the social landscape of the Aegean island of Ikaria during the Greek Civil War (1946-1949). One current consists of the children and grandchildren of former exiles who travel to Ikaria in an attempt to retrace their family history; the other category is made up of a more recent kind of new-age traveller drawn to the liberal lifestyle and communal way of life associated with Ikaria. These differences in motivations guiding the influx of visitors to Ikaria leave their imprints on the relationships formed between locals and visitors, often yielding a striking contrast between locals' typical reactions to each respective group.

Citation

Mamoulaki, E. (2016). In search of the exile past: pilgrims and visitors to the island of Ikaria and their bearing on the historical past. International Journal of Tourism Anthropology, 5(3-4), 204-220. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijta.2016.10002646

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 20, 2016
Online Publication Date Jan 24, 2017
Publication Date Jan 1, 2016
Deposit Date Jan 25, 2017
Publicly Available Date Jan 25, 2017
Journal International Journal of Tourism Anthropology
Print ISSN 1759-0442
Electronic ISSN 1759-0450
Publisher Inderscience
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Issue 3-4
Pages 204-220
DOI https://doi.org/10.1504/ijta.2016.10002646

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