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

Mamoulaki, E.

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
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1365597