Changes in motivations for journeys to death spaces: the case of thanatourism

• Slawoj Tanas ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Łódź

     University of Łódź

     Łódź, Polonia

     
• Localización: Pilgrims: Values and identities / Darius Liutikas (ed. lit.), 2021, ISBN 9781789245653, págs. 48-61
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This chapter discusses the motivations, values and identities of thanatourism. The motivation to visit death spaces could be related to religion, personal or social identity, empathy and remembrance. However, there are also secular sets of motivations, including education and cognition, curiosity, entertainment, and to experience the emotion fear. The whole chapter tries to answer the question: What is the meaning of death in the process of shaping tourist spaces?