Haunted Heritage - The Cultural Politics of Ghost Tourism, Populism, and the Past (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Left Coast Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Heritage, Tourism, and Community
Release date:	2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Michele Hanks
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	205
ISBN-13:	978-1-61132-225-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Tourism industry Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Ghosts & poltergeists Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Ghosts & poltergeists Promotions
LSN:	1-61132-225-1
Barcode:	9781611322255

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