ABSTRACT

The present study addresses thanatourism emotions by focusing on tourists’ individual perceptions and the role of the thanatourism place (referred to as the thanatoplace). The research draws on fifty in-depth interviews with tourists in close and distant proximity from thanatoplaces. The findings illustrate that thanatourism emotions can be conceptualized at the intersection of ‘physical place’ and ‘mental space’. The physical dimension encompasses the actual thanatoplace. Tourists within thanatoplaces generate emotions by connecting instantaneously with the place and its aura. The mental space involves a tourist’s recollection of thanatourism places and the perception of the thanatourism aura. Perceived thanatourism aura relates to the extent to which a tourist acknowledges the significance and value of a thanatoplace. The interaction of physical place and mental space leads to the generation of four ‘states of being’ in relation to thanatourism: the ‘enlightened’, the ‘passing-by’, the ‘reminiscing’, and the ‘forward-looking’. Contributions to research and practice are provided.

摘要

本研究通过关注游客的个人感知和死亡旅游地点（称为死亡地点）的作用来解决死亡旅游情绪。该研究利用了对距离死亡地点近或远的游客进行的 50 次深度访谈。研究结果表明，死亡旅游情绪可以在“物理空间”和“心理空间”的交叉点进行概念化。物理维度包括实际的死亡地点。死亡地点内的游客通过与该地点及其氛围的瞬间联系来产生情感。心理空间涉及游客对死亡旅游地点的回忆和对死亡旅游光环的感知。感知到的死亡旅游光环与游客承认死亡地点的重要性和价值的程度有关。物理场所和精神空间的相互作用导致了与死亡旅游相关的四种“存在状态”的产生：“开悟”、“路过”、“回忆”和“前瞻”。提供了对研究和实践的贡献。