A Jewish Guide in the Holy Land: How Christian Pilgrims Made Me Israeli Contributor(s): Feldman, Jackie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253021251 ISBN-13: 9780253021250 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $79.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Travel | Special Interest - Religious |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2015036094 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 222 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: For many Evangelical Christians, a trip to the Holy Land is an integral part of practicing their faith. Arriving in groups, most of these pilgrims are guided by Jewish Israeli tour guides. For more than three decades, Jackie Feldman--born into an Orthodox Jewish family in New York, now an Israeli citizen, scholar, and licensed guide--has been leading tours, interpreting Biblical landscapes, and fielding questions about religion and current politics. In this book, he draws on pilgrimage and tourism studies, his own experiences, and interviews with other guides, Palestinian drivers and travel agents, and Christian pastors to examine the complex interactions through which guides and tourists co-produce the Bible Land. He uncovers the implicit politics of travel brochures and religious souvenirs. Feldman asks what it means when Jewish-Israeli guides get caught up in their own performances or participate in Christian rituals, and reflects on how his interactions with Christian tourists have changed his understanding of himself and his views of religion. |