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1 online resource (203 pages) : illustrations |
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Heritage, tourism & community ; 7 |
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Heritage, tourism, and community ; v. 7.
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| Summary |
"Haunted Heritage is a fascinating scholarly examination of the dynamics of ghost or paranormal tourism. Michele Hanks explores how this phenomenon is a powerful site for the re-articulation and re-configuring of ideas of heritage, epistemic authority, nation, and belonging. Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, Hanks delves into the anthropological, sociological, political, historical, and cultural factors that drive this burgeoning business. Using York, England, said to be "the most haunted city in the world," as the base for her research, Hanks focuses on three forms of ghost tourism: ghost walks, commercial ghost hunts, and non-profit ghost hunts and paranormal investigations, comparing the experience of York with other sites of ghost tourism globally. This book will appeal to scholars interested in tourism, heritage, the paranormal, visual cultural, British studies, or popular religion"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Machine generated contents note: Preface Introduction: Ghost Tourism and Haunted Heritage Chapter One: Constructing Haunted Destinations: An Analysis of Ghosts on TV, in Travel Literature, and in the Museum Chapter Two: Discourses and Enactments of Belief and Transformation on Ghost Walks and Commercial Ghost Hunts Chapter Three: Staging Ghost Hunts: The Roles of Knowledge, Expertise, and Science in Ghost Tourism Chapter Four: Encountering the Ghostly: Mediumship, Populism and the Articulation of Amateur Expertise Chapter Five: "This is the Real England": Discourses of Authenticity, National Belonging, and Difference Conclusion: Ghosts, Populism, and Heritage on the Global Stage References Index About the Author |
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Print version record |
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Haunted places -- England -- York
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Ghosts -- England -- York
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Parapsychology -- Investigation.
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Tourism -- Social aspects
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Heritage tourism.
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cultural tourism.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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TRAVEL -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Supernatural.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Parapsychology -- General.
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Ghosts
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Haunted places
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Heritage tourism
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Parapsychology -- Investigation
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Tourism -- Social aspects
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England -- York
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781611322279 |
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1611322278 |
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