Research Catalog

Title

Contested holiness : Jewish, Muslim, and Christian perspectives on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem / Rivka Gonen.

Author

Gonen, Rivka.

Publication

Jersey City, NJ : KTAV Pub. House, ©2003.

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Details

Description

xiv, 206 pages : illustrations, map; 28 cm

Summary

• "The book leads the reader into the intricate history, geography, and politics of this unique site. It relates the roots of its holiness, describes the succession of temples built on it, and explains how in the twentieth century its sanctity became intertwined with the national aspirations of both Jews and Arabs. It explains why the Temple Mount is considered the holiest site for the Jews, and how it became holy also to the Muslims. The book also explores the role of evangelical Christians, who, alongside a segment of the Jewish population, see the Temple Mount as the center of messianic aspirations, fed by the myriad of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim legends and myths which evolved around it.
• The book is richly illustrated with photographs, sketches, maps, and plans."--Jacket.

Subject

• Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)
• Arab-Israeli conflict
• Arab-Israeli conflict
• Jerusalem in Christianity
• Jerusalem in Islam
• Jerusalem in Judaism
• Christentum
• Judentum
• Islam
• Tempelberg
• Temple Mount (Jerusalem)
• Jerusalem > In Judaism
• Jerusalem > In Islam
• Jerusalem > In Christianity
• Jerusalem > History
• Middle East > Jerusalem
• Middle East > Jerusalem > Temple Mount
• Jerusalem (Israel) > In Judaism
• Jerusalem (Israel) > In Islam
• Jerusalem (Israel) > In Christianity
• Temple Mount (Jerusalem, Israel)
• Jerusalem (Israel) > History
• Jerusalem > Tempelberg

Genre/Form

History

Note

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-189) and index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-189) and index.

Contents

Laying the foundation for the third temple -- The Temple Mount: location, history, and contemporary features : Where is the Temple Mount? ; A short historical background ; The Temple Mount today -- Locating holiness : How does a place become Holy ; Choosing the Temple location ; What was the exact site of the Temple? -- Contesting shrines : The first Temple ; The second Temple ; The Temple Mount under pagans and Christians ; The revival of the Temple Mount under Muslims ; The crusaders on the Temple Mount ; The return of the Muslims -- Legends, beliefs, and aspirations regarding the Temple Mount : The Temple Mount as a locus of legend ; Jewish myths and legends ; Christian myths and legends ; Muslim myths and legends -- A century of national-religious conflict between Jews and Arab : The conflit in the Ottoman Period ; Jews and Arabs under British mandate, 1920-1948 ; The 1948 War and its consequences -- The present conflict : The Six-Day War and its aftermath -- The status quo -- Jordan's position on the Temple Mount -- The issue of Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount -- Attempts to destroy the Temple Mount -- Preparations to build the third Temple -- Archaeological excavations around the Temple Mount -- Proposals for settling the conflict over the holy sites.

ISBN

• 0881257982
• 9780881257984
• 0881257990
• 9780881257991
• 088125746X
• 9780881257465
• 0881257478
• 9780881257472

LCCN

2002014320

OCLC

• ocm50591271
• 50591271
• SCSB-1272956

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library