Explaining the Ontological Principiality Model in the Tourism Experience of Historical Textures: An Approach Based on Mullā Ṣadrā’s Transcendent Philosophy (Case Study: Yazd City)
Subject Areas : ملاصدراپژوهی و اندیشۀ حکمت متعالیه
1 - Associate Professor, Department of Tourism Management, Faculty of Humanities, University of Science and Art, Yazd, Iran
Keywords: ontological principiality, tourism experience, Transcendent Philosophy, Mullā Ṣadrā, Historical texture of Yazd,
Abstract :
This research explains the ontological principiality model in the tourism experience of historical textures of Yazd city using Mullā Ṣadrā’s Transcendent Philosophy approach. The main goal is to analyze the relationship between tourists' lived experience and ontological concepts of principiality based on the principles of gradation of existence and trans-substantial motion. Following a qualitative and phenomenological method, the required data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews with 25 tourists. The thematic analysis of the data revealed a network of basic, constructive, and comprehensive themes that depict the experience from sensory to transcendental levels. The findings of the study demonstrate that tourism experience is not only a physical journey but also a substantial transformation in the soul of the tourist, leading to existential perfection. Perceptual differences between domestic and international tourists were also highlighted here. Consequently, some suggestions for designing transformative experiences are provided, including moving from quantitative indicators to qualitative evaluations and teaching experience facilitators.
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