Writing on the Graceland Wall: On the Importance of Authorship in Pilgrimage Landscapes

Alderman, Derek H.

doi:10.1080/02508281.2002.11081217

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“…The emergence of the Graceland tradition is a relatively new one gathering momentum after Elvis' death in 1977 (Alderman, 2002) and arguably -like in the case of Disneyland -it becomes an "authentic manifestation of local [American] culture" (Doss, 2008) and in turn offers meaning and value to the Elvis community.…”

Section: For Many the Experience Of Visiting Memphis Andmentioning

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“…In the example of Memphis we see a secular destination made special by an Elvis faithful turning it into a pilgrimage center (Alderman, 2002). …”

Section: Memphismentioning

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“…What might be described as the Elvis pilgrimage is a collection of designated places in Graceland including the meditation gardens, the tomb, the jungle room, with rites such as the morning vigil and writing on the wall by the gates (Alderman, 2002). Beyond the Graceland complex there are other essential visits that should be undertaken; a stay at the Heartbreak Hotel, to stand at the x-marked spot where Elvis recorded at Sun Records, to visit Lansky's clothes shop, with other sites vying for position like his birthplace in Tupelo and Lauderdale Courts where he lived as a teenager (Davidson, 1985).…”

Section: Memphismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Graceland is defined by the myth of Elvis, a myth that is controlled and managed by the Presley estate (Alderman, 2002). Through the myth, rites and sequestered sites the tourist gleans meaning, Alderman suggesting that Graceland has become a "Pilgrimage landscape" a phenomenon that does "not simply emerge but undergo what Seaton (1999) calls sacralization -a sequential process by which tourism attractions are 'marked' as meaningful, quasi-religious shrines" (Alderman, 2002, p. 28).…”

Section: For Many the Experience Of Visiting Memphis Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sacred Services: The Potential for Service Design of Theory Relating to the Sacred

Matthews

2014

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Service design must negotiate the challenges of intangibility, co-production and temporality in the design for experience. The field currently uses tools and concepts such as customer journeys and touchpoints to assist in this task. However, other fields have the potential to inform the service design process as it seeks to focus more and more upon the customer experience.Theory relating to the sacred speaks essentially of the intangible where extraordinary experiences are co-produced in communities through myths and time based ritual structures. This paper undertakes a theoretical comparison between relevant theory from social science relating to the discourse on the sacred and theory relating to service design. The paper demonstrates the potential for sacred theory to inform service design, and presents some examples from contemporary society in which the sacred is evident in service provision. This shows that there is potential from combining the two fields as part of the service design process and delivery, and identifies a potential to operationalize this theory into new service design tools. Areas for further research are identified that can help introduce theory on the sacred, myth and ritual into service design in a more operational way.

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Section: For Many the Experience Of Visiting Memphis Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the example of Memphis we see a secular destination made special by an Elvis faithful turning it into a pilgrimage center (Alderman, 2002). …”

Section: Memphismentioning

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Section: Memphismentioning

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Section: For Many the Experience Of Visiting Memphis Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sacred Services: The Potential for Service Design of Theory Relating to the Sacred

Matthews

2014

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“…It is also used to describe the transformations in terms of heritage management and tourist promotion that affect the sites along the Camino. Other authors, such as Campo (1998), Alderman (2002)-following Campo's definition of 'pilgrim landscape'-had a different meaning in mind, highlighting the relationship between people and place, in general, and therefore referring to pilgrim landscape metaphorically. The literal meaning of 'pilgrim landscape' is also related to the term caminonization.…”

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Heritagization of the Camino to Finisterre

Sánchez-Carretero

2015

Heritage, Pilgrimage and the Camino to Finisterre

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Features of Formation of Branding of Historical Settlements in the Context of Development of Religious Tourism (on the Example of Small Settlements of Poltava Region)

Borodych

Савченко

Vasyliev

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Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

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Writing on the Graceland Wall: On the Importance of Authorship in Pilgrimage Landscapes

Cited by 94 publications

References 11 publications

Sacred Services: The Potential for Service Design of Theory Relating to the Sacred

Sacred Services: The Potential for Service Design of Theory Relating to the Sacred

Heritagization of the Camino to Finisterre

Features of Formation of Branding of Historical Settlements in the Context of Development of Religious Tourism (on the Example of Small Settlements of Poltava Region)

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