A Study on the Application of Ritual Theory in Tourism Research——Comments on "Tourism as Ritual:A General Theory of Tourism" by Nelson

Rituals originate from religion,whereas tourist activities come from common customs.The reason why tourism and rituals are mentioned in the same breath is the unique perspective provided by tourist anthroplogy to understand the essence of tourist experience.Why has tourism become sacralized and why could it stand side by side with solemn rituals? The paper tries to elaborate by analyzing as Ritual:A General Theory of Tourism written by U.S.tourist anthropologist Mr.Nelson Graburn.