Behavior of Tourists and the Future of Middle Class Tourism: A Phenomenological Study of Sunan Giri and Sunan Drajat Tombs
Abstract
The study using archeology and tourism approachs, restricts to two tombs of Wali Songo: Sunan Giri in Gresik and Sunan Drajat in Lamongan. Three things analized are: i) how behaviors of pilgrims, who mostly middle class, which threaten sustainability of this heritage site in the future, ii) to what extend the impact of behaviors of pilgrims to condition of cultural heritage there, iii) The ideal cultural heritage management that can be applied there. Data of this research collected by observation, interviews and secondary resources. This study results: Activities that tourist do there are tombs pilgrim, salat, iktikaf, and attending special ritual event. The duration of tomb pilgrim activity is different. Pilgrims perform various activities such as sitting against a headstone, allow their children to sit on top of the headstone, touching old gate, and put their footwear on tombs; Pilgrims activity caused the damages at the Sunan Giri on Courtyard II, Paduraksa Gate on courtyard III, fences tombs that utilized a place to put footwear, and the tombs in the courtyard I. While at the grave of Sunan Drajat, visitor activities caused the damage at courtyard III, especially in the gate and grave around main hall of Sunan Drajat tombs; The Ideal cultural heritage management in there for its sustainable according Law No. 11 Year 2010 is in three ways: i) protection, ii) development, and iii) utilization. This study is expected to be considered stakeholders in taking care of cultural heritage policies in Wali Songo complexes, especially concerning tourist behavior.
Keywords: Phenomenological research, The middle class, The tombs of Sunan Giri, The tombs of Sunan Muria, Tourist behavior.
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