Beautiful, Good, Important and Special
Cultural Heritage, Archaeology, Tourism and the Miniature in the Holy Land
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2425122 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Morag M Kersel (0000-0002-9254-0957), Yorke M Rowan (0000-0002-6577-1215) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 199-220 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Heritage & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-032X • E-ISSN: 2159-0338 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/hso.2012.5.2.199 |
| OpenAlex | W2001717186 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
Through an examination of representations of cultural heritage in miniature this paper tackles the recurrent question of how culture, the nation, and the past are presented to the public. Exploring how this is achieved at the microcosm of Mini Israel, an outdoor park midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv where you can "see it all small" (Shapira 2003: 1), we conclude that Mini Israel offers visitors (foreign or local) what they want; an unthreatening version of the Holy Land, where differences in ethnicities, religions, and political groups are abridged in a pristine environment free from conflict and strife. At Mini Israel displays include the commercial, the contemporary, and the ancient, depicting what is "beautiful, good, important and special" (Shapira 2003: 2). We argue that the selection of sites in miniature is a reflection of tourism trends, financial motives, and visitor preference, rather than a reflection of facts on the ground
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Cultural heritage · Environmental ethics · Ethnic group · Ethnology · National park · Political science · Politics · Reflection (computer programming · Sociology · Tourism · Visitor pattern · Anthropology · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious Tourism and Spaces
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On Longing
Recovering Authenticity
From Canaanites to Crusaders
Destination Culture
Hashemite Antiquity and Modernity
The tourist
Dissonant heritage
When Jerusalem Was Built In St Louis A Large Scale Model Of Jerusalem In The Louisiana Purchase Exposition 1904
The tourist
The birth of the museum
Authenticity and sincerity in tourism
The biblical museum, amsterdam
Citadel into David's Tower
The New History in an Old Museum
The Intersections of Identity and Politics in Archaeology
Representing Culture in Malaysian Cultural Theme Parks
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |