Abstract - Between Prague and Muju. A contribution to non-entertainment tourism research
Background and Aim. The scientific perspective co-creates an anthropological-system theory of tourism and recreation, offers selected approaches to cultural tourism, as well as the humanistic theory of martial arts. The problem in this study is to determine the relationship between a range of concepts – “tourism of martial arts” and “scientific tourism”. The paper also presents a reflection on the development of specialised scientific associations.
Methods. The main method is participant observation, and in addition, an analysis of sources and literature, and an analysis of two cases were also used. The first of these was an event in Europe, the second in the Far East.
Results. This paper is a contribution to the history and sociology of scientific institutions (process of institutionalisation). Participation in the first conference reviewed here combined the characteristics of scientific and cultural tourism; in the second – it combined scientific and sports tourism. The first conference was a major scientific event, and the second one focused more on researchers – martial arts specialists.
Conclusions. For participants, their aims from “scientific tourism” and “tourism of martial arts” go in parallel. The scientific aim is probably the more important. Both conferences were manifestations of “non-entertainment tourism”, were important scientific events and were interesting in respect of the history and sociology of selected scientific institutions (advanced process of institutionalisation).