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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255288003321

Autore

Freas Erik

Titolo

Nationalism and the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount : The Exclusivity of Holiness / / by Erik Freas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-49920-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 193 p. 13 illus.)

Collana

Palgrave Pivot

Disciplina

320.956

Soggetti

Middle East—Politics and government

Religion and politics

Religion and sociology

Terrorism

Political violence

Cultural policy

Middle Eastern Politics

Politics and Religion

Religion and Society

Terrorism and Political Violence

Sociology of Religion

Cultural Policy and Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Some Background -- 3. Jerusalem at the Center of it All -- 4. Early Contestations -- 5. The Wailing Wall Disturbances -- 6. A Divided City- 1949-1967 -- 7. The Six Day War and its Aftermath -- 8. Heritage Manufacturing -- 9. The Religious Get Skin -- 10. In Defense of the Haram Al-Sharif -- 11. Christian and Muslim Millenialism -- 12. Conclusion. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the manner in which the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount has been appropriated by both Palestinians and Israelis as a nationalist symbol legitimizing respective claims to the land. From the



late-nineteenth century onward, the site's significance became reconfigured within the context of modern nationalist discourses, yet, despite the originally secular nature of Palestinian and Israeli nationalisms, the holy site’s importance to Islam and Judaism respectively has gradually altered the character of both in a manner blurring the line between religious and national identities.