Abstract
This chapter seeks to explore how a recent upsurge in tourism at Auschwitz- Birkenau has produced a problematic and unhelpful distinction between two types of visitors to the site that supposedly sit at distinct ends of the ethical spectrum of worthiness. The ‘pilgrim’ and the ‘tourist’ are the two archetypes produced in
academic and media discussion about visitations to the former camp, now a memorial museum.
academic and media discussion about visitations to the former camp, now a memorial museum.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Pilgrims |
| Subtitle of host publication | Values and Identities |
| Editors | Darius Liutikas |
| Place of Publication | Wallingford, UK |
| Publisher | CABI |
| Chapter | 17 |
| Pages | 201-211 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781789245677, 9781789245660 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781789245653 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Publication series
| Name | Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Series |
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| Publisher | CABI |
Keywords
- pilgrimage
- spiritual travel
- personal heritage tourism
- holistic tourism
- pilgrim motivation, identity and values
- valuistic journeys
- typology of pilgrim journeys
- Dark Tourism and Crime
- Encountering Nazi Tourism Sites
