TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Analysis of the demand of dark tourism: a case study in Córdoba (Spain)
JO  - Mediterranean journal of social sciences
A1  - Millán, Mª Genoveva Dancausa
A1  - Rojas, Ricardo David Hernandez
A1  - García, Javier Sánchez-Rivas
SP  - 161
EP  - 176
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
N2  - Visiting places where death is present, either due to a natural tragedy, war, the Holocaust, etc., or because there is the presence of a non-visible entity or paranormal phenomenon, is increasingly more accepted in modern times. It has become a kind of tourism that has grown in demand, though it remains a minority. The city of Cordoba, in the south of Spain, is swarming with houses and places where legends have endured over centuries as a consequence of the coexistence of three cultures - Jewish, Christian and Arab. In turn, popular culture considers these places as having a characteristic "charm" due to the phenomena that happen there. This work analyses the profile of dark tourism tourists, particularly in two sub-segments - that of ghosts and of cemeteries - as well as the existing offer. The aim is to design and improve a quality tourist product that is adapted to the requirements of the demand.     Keywords:      Ghost tourism; Cemetery tourism; Cordoba; Paranormal phenomena; Córdoba<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2039-9340
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/mjss-2019-0015
ID  - ref1
ER  -