Cultural Heritage and Identity: The Case Study of Luxor City, Egypt

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate and broaden our concept of the critical relationship between cultural heritage and identity. To uncover this relationship, it is important to clearly describe the meanings attached to the concept of heritage, as the nature of the term is elastic with multiple definitions. In theory, this mutual relationship is well-established and analysed. However, in practical theory, this relationship needs further investigation to illustrate how heritage can be a crucial tool in maintaining the identities of local communities. Therefore, the research selected Luxor as the main case study due its cumulative heritage that definitely helps to discover how this heritage would shape and enhance the feeling of identity of the local community of Luxor.