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Sacred space in Israel and Palestine, religion and politics, edited by Marshall J. Breger, Yitzhak Reiter and Leonard Hammer

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-333) and index

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Sacred space in Israel and Palestine

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edited by Marshall J. Breger, Yitzhak Reiter and Leonard Hammer

Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics, 41

religion and politics

pt. I. Designating and grading holy places ; 1. "How awesome is this place': holy places in Jewish law / Aviad Hacohen ; 2. "Holy places" and "sacred spaces":canonical issues / Kurt Martens ; 3. The protection of heritage and holy sites in international law: a Palestinian perspective / Anwar Abu Eisheh ; 4. From unknown saint to State site: the Jewish dimension in the sanctification process of tombs in the State of Israel ; 5. The renewal of the pilgrimage to Nabi Musa / Ifrah Zilberman ; 6. The Zamzam well ritual in Islam and its Jerusalem connection / Ahmad Ghabin -- pt. II. Interpreting religious law in light of political need ; 7. The place of religious aspirations for sovereignty over the Temple Mount in religious-Zionist rulings / Eliave Taub and Aviad Yehiel Hollander ; 8. The battle over the Muslim cemeteries in Israel / Qadi Ahmad Natour -- pt. III. The role of religious leaders in addressing issues pertaining to holy sites ; 9. Nationalizing and denationalizing the sacred: shrines and shifting identities in the Israeli-occupied territories / Glenn Bowman ; 10. Political holiness: negotiating holy places in Eretz Israel/Palestine, 1937-2003 / Lior Lehrs ; 11. The importance of interfaith cooperation for the protection of Jerusalem's holy sites / Sharon Rosen ; 12. Christian Palestinian communities in Israel: tensions between laity, clergy and state / Merav Mack