Seduction in the “gypsy pilgrimage” at les-saintes-maries-de-la- mer

Based on fieldwork in 2005 and 2006, and a “touristic” visit in 2004, this chapter analyzes tropes of seduction in representations of Les-Saintes-Mariesde-la-Mer, a seaside town of approximately 2,500 and pilgrimage center on the Mediterranean coast of France, located in the marshy estuary of the Rhône River known as the Camargue. In my analysis of the seductive images presented in brochures and Internet sites designed for visitors to …