Dark Tourism and Pilgrimage

Suitable for: Researchers and academics interested in heritage, tourism and pilgrimage and students of heritage, tourism and pilgrimage.

The first book to cover the intersections between dark tourism and pilgrimage, this multi-disciplinary resource reviews theories and case studies of dark tourism and pilgrimage sites, as well as how experience design comes into play. It also suggests avenues of future research to guide further exploration into this under-appreciated area of travel.In recent years there has been a growth in both the practice and research of dark tourism; the phenomenon of visiting sites of tragedy or disaster. Expanding on this trend, this book examines dark tourism through the new lens of pilgrimage. It focuses on dark tourism sites as pilgrimage destinations, dark tourists as pilgrims, and pilgrimage as a form of dark tourism. Taking a broad definition of pilgrimage so as to consider aspects of both religious and non-religious travel that might be considered pilgrimage-like, it covers theories and histories of dark tourism and pilgrimage, pilgrimage to dark tourism sites, and experience design. A key resource for researchers and students of heritage, tourism and pilgrimage, this book will also be of great interest to those studying anthropology, religious studies and related social science subjects.