Theorising sacred place in Jerusalem: identity, yearning, and the invention of tradition

This article offers a theoretical approach to the concepts of sacred place, identity, and religious tradition in the context of Jerusalem, in which disputes over sacred place are highly contentious. It explores contemporary theories on claims to sacred place as expressions of power, and the inventio...

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Subtitles:How do we see each other? : Interdisciplinary studies of relations between Abrahamic religions
主要作者: Polyakov, Emma O'Donnell 1977- (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
出版: [2017]
In: Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2017, 卷: 38, 發布: 3, Pages: 276-285
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B 耶路撒冷 / 聖地 / 傳統 / 導論 / 宗教身份
IxTheo Classification:AF Geography of religion
AX Inter-religious relations
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B 耶路撒冷
B Sacred Place
B Identity
B Interreligious
在線閱讀: Volltext (Publisher)
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總結:This article offers a theoretical approach to the concepts of sacred place, identity, and religious tradition in the context of Jerusalem, in which disputes over sacred place are highly contentious. It explores contemporary theories on claims to sacred place as expressions of power, and the invention of tradition, offering a critical reading that argues for the inherent dignity of religious traditions of sacred place. The aim of this exploration is to provide a way of understanding how the attachment to sacred places reflects not only the struggle for power, but also the hopes, fears, and needs of religious communities. It concludes by proposing that religious claims to sacred place are essential to religious and cultural thriving, and in this way, the attachment to sacred place can also serve as a valuable site of interreligious understanding.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2017.1317522