Contested Holiness: Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Perspective on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 206 pages
• Published by: Ktav Publishing House June 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0881257990
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0881257991
• Book Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Reader Reviews
Contested Holiness: Jewish, Muslim And Christian Perspectives On The Temple Mount In Jerusalem by Rivka Gonen (formerly Senior Curator of the Department of Jewish Ethnography at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and a participant in the Temple Mount Excavations) is a straightforward survey and history enhanced with modern-day perspectives on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Presenting Christian, Muslim, and Jewish viewpoints on this highly disputed and universally identified holy site, Contested Holiness studies events of history, philosophies of thought, and the political debate as well as the sad reality of violence as varying groups continue striving to pray upon the Temple Mount, while others consider it a service to both ancient Jewish tradition (which considers the grounds of the Temple Mount itself forbidden to Jews), as well as the public peace, to restrict worship upon the Temple Mount. Also available in a hardcover edition (0881257982, $29.50), Contested Holiness is an enthusiastically recommended, easy-to-understand, and informatively thoughtful examination of a complex social and religious issue. Comment | | (Report this)