Dracula tourism as pilgrimage? | Zendy

Tuomas Hovi | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Dracula tourism as pilgrimage?

Author(s) -

Tuomas Hovi

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

scripta instituti donneriani aboensis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2343-4937

pISSN - 0582-3226

DOI - 10.30674/scripta.67368

Subject(s) - dracula , pilgrimage , tourism , mythology , relation (database) , popular culture , subject (documents) , history , ethnology , geography , art , ancient history , literature , classics , art history , archaeology , database , library science , computer science

This article is about Dracula tourism in Romania and how it may be seen as pilgrimage. The author approaches this connection especially through the place myth of Transylvania and through the status Transylvania has in Western popular culture. The subject is approached purely from a ‘Western’ point of view, that is, in this article Romania, although a member of the EU and NATO, is treated not as part of the West but part of the East. This is due to the fact that in Western popular culture Romania and especially Transylvania have always been portrayed as the Other in relation to the West. Western popular culture plays a significant role in Dracula tourism.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research