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Guiding the ‘real’ Temple: The construction of authenticity in heritage sites in a state of absence and distance

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This paper discusses the ways in which heritage sites that deal with the memory of the Temple of Jerusalem claim authenticity despite the absence of the Temple and the distance between the location of the site and the original location of the Temple. The paper compares three sites adjacent to the Temple Mount: the Western Wall Heritage Tunnels, the Temple Institute, and the Davidson Center. Each of the sites forms a unique claim of authenticity that is supported by adjusted guided tour performance. The existing literature discusses authenticity as based on emotions or objects that cannot be replaced. This research expands this literature by introducing the concept of potential-based authenticity, authenticity based on future events and authentic objects that can be remade.

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  • Cohen-Aharoni, Yemima, 2017. "Guiding the ‘real’ Temple: The construction of authenticity in heritage sites in a state of absence and distance," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 73-82.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:anture:v:63:y:2017:i:c:p:73-82
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2016.12.010
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    1. Huanxi Zhao, 2018. "How Can It Be More Real? A Case Study to Present the Authenticity of a Local Heritage District from the Perspective of Regional Spatial Morphology," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-14, May.
    2. Goulding, Christina & Saren, Michael & Pressey, Andrew, 2018. "‘Presence’ and ‘absence’ in themed heritage," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 71(C), pages 25-38.
    3. Charalampia Agaliotou & Loukia Martha & Panagiotis Panos, 2017. "Cultural Festivals in Memory Venues : Architecture as a Vehicle of Tourism and Civilization Junction," Tourism Research Institute, Journal of Tourism Research, vol. 17(1), pages 295-303, June.
    4. Parga Dans, Eva & Alonso González, Pablo, 2019. "Sustainable tourism and social value at World Heritage Sites: Towards a conservation plan for Altamira, Spain," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 68-80.
    5. de Andrade-Matos, Mariana Bueno & Richards, Greg & de Lourdes de Azevedo Barbosa, Maria, 2022. "Rethinking authenticity through complexity paradigm," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    6. Canavan, Brendan & McCamley, Claire, 2021. "Negotiating authenticity: Three modernities," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    7. Rickly, Jillian M., 2022. "A review of authenticity research in tourism: Launching the Annals of Tourism Research Curated Collection on authenticity," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    8. Liu, Yeyi & Hultman, Magnus & Eisingerich, Andreas B. & Wei, Xingjie, 2020. "How does brand loyalty interact with tourism destination? Exploring the effect of brand loyalty on place attachment," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).
    9. Yu, Xi & Huang, Huiling & Liu, Stephanie Q. & Lu, Zhi, 2020. "Signaling authenticity of ethnic cuisines via handwriting," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).

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