The seductions of guiding: Jewish-israeli tour guides on the christian holy land pilgrimage

Jackie Feldman

doi:10.4324/9781315553047-7

The seductions of guiding: Jewish-israeli tour guides on the christian holy land pilgrimage

Jackie Feldman

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

Shortly after I switched from guiding pilgrims to lecturing in anthropology, my wife remarked, “As a lecturer, your first responsibility is to instruct; as a guide it is to seduce.” She was referring to the role of tour guides to convey the proper appearance, to ferret out the desires and beliefs of the pilgrims and “play the game” in ways that would win their confidence, satisfy their expectations, and yield compliments, requests for future services and generous tips.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	The Seductions of Pilgrimage
Subtitle of host publication	Sacred Journeys Afar and Astray in the Western Religious Tradition
Pages	71-97
Number of pages	27
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317016458
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315553047-7
State	Published - 1 Jan 2016

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General Arts and Humanities

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