Contested space, sacred space in the Holy Land

2019 ◽  
pp. 54-90
Author(s):  
Courtney Luckhardt
Keyword(s):  
Sacred Space ◽  
Holy Land ◽  
Contested Space

Contested Temple Space and Visionary Kingdom Space in Mark 11-12

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-337
Author(s):  
Karen Wenell
Keyword(s):  
Sacred Space ◽  
Kingdom Of God ◽  
Jerusalem Temple ◽  
Contested Space ◽  
The Temple

AbstractIn Mark 11-12 sacred space is being reformulated in a way that does not emphasize the central role of the Jerusalem temple. The action and teachings which are placed in the temple in the narrative show a conflict of values, making the temple a contested space. Mark's Gospel is part of the shaping of these ideas, and though not fully worked out in a comprehensive spatial worldview, the notion of the kingdom of God and the heavenly location of God as Father suggest a visionary space to which followers might order and orient their lives. It is out of this conflict of values that new notions of sacred space are able to emerge.

scholarly journals The History of the Creation and Semantics of the Sacred Space of Ust-Medveditskiy Convent Caves in Volgograd Region

2019 ◽  
pp. 58-65
Author(s):  
Vitaliy Stepkin
Keyword(s):  
Sacred Space ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Holy Land ◽  
Sacred Spaces ◽  
New Jerusalem ◽  
Architectural Elements ◽  
Volgograd Region ◽  
History Of ◽  
Microclimatic Conditions ◽  
The 19Th Century

Introduction. The article presents the caves of Ust-Medveditsky St. Saviour convent in Volgograd region. The relevance of the research issue is in improving the recreational potential of the subject under study. The novelty of the work is in explaining the meaning of cave complex elements and the iconic stone with the image of knee and palm prints. The aim of the work is to study the history of creating the sacred space in the caves of Ust-Medveditsky convent. Herewith the work covers the following issues: 1) considering the history of creating caves by hegumeness Arseniya (Sebryakova); 2) clarification of the semantic meaning of some architectural elements in the cave complex in the context of creating the sacred space in the New Jerusalem of the Don region; 3) recommendations for developing the esthetical component of the caves, which increases the recreational potential for using the caves. Methods. In order to achieve the goals the author uses the structuralsemantic method, which allows to reveal the meaning of separate architectural elements in the caves in the structure of the cave complex. The system-based culturological method and the historical archaeological approach are used to understand the uniqueness of the object against the historical background of the dominating culture. The sources used to fulfill the objective include material ones such as architectural elements of the caves, written ones such as piligrimages, travellers’ notes about visits to the Holy Land, the biography of hegumeness Arseniya (Sebryakova). Analysis and Results. The caves under consideration were created in the second half of the 19th century by hegumeness Arseniya (Sebryakova). There was a sacred space of the Holy Land reconstructed: “Stations of the Cross” and “Sorrowful Way of the Holy Mother”. The stone with the image of knee and palm prints symbolizes the place where the Christ fell down after being arrested. Premise no. 8 with a step can symbolize the Holy Sepulcher with the tomb of Jesus. To improve the recreational potential of Ust- Medveditsky convent it is necessary to control microclimatic conditions, support the cave surface natural stone relief and colour, decorate the key sacred spaces with thematic icons.

CONTESTED HERITAGE: MULTI-LAYERED POLITICS AND THE FORMATION OF THE SACRED SPACE – THE CHURCH OF GETHSEMANE AS A CASE-STUDY

2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 1031-1058
Author(s):  
MASHA HALEVI
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Sacred Space ◽  
Holy Land ◽  
Archival Research ◽  
Power Struggles ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
The Church

ABSTRACTThe article analyses the processes that preceded the construction of sanctuaries in the Holy Land through the prism of the Church of Gethsemane in Jerusalem, deconstructing and uncovering layers of political power struggles which led to its formation and present shape. This study, based on extensive archival research and a field survey, demonstrates how the reconstruction of the basilica of Gethsemane, and hence the concretization in stone of some of the most depicted evangelical traditions, was not merely the result of an ecumenical consideration. In fact, it reflects the narrow, and sometimes very down-to-earth, interests of various denominations and political forces. The study also demonstrates how the unique setting of the Holy Land encouraged simultaneous multi-layered political processes, comparing the case-study of the Church of Gethsemane to those of other symbolic and national religious monuments: the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the basilica of Sacré-Coeur in Paris, and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.

scholarly journals Terroir and Territory on the Colonial Frontier: Making New-Old World Wine in the Holy Land

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-261
Author(s):  
Daniel Monterescu ◽  
Ariel Handel
Keyword(s):  
Holy Land ◽  
Place Making ◽  
Old World ◽  
Contested Space ◽  
Jewish Heritage ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
Historical Authenticity ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
Colonial Frontier

AbstractEtymologically related, the concepts of terroir and territoriality display divergent cultural histories. While one designates the palatable characteristics of place as a branded story of geographic distinction, the other imbues the soil with political meaning. This paper traces the production of eno-locality in a contested space on both sides of the Green Line in Israel/Palestine. The case of the Yatir award-winning winery shows how terroir and territory are blended in the political economy and cultural politics of colonial place-making. Located on a multiscalar frontier—climatic, geopolitical, and viticultural—Yatir Winery positions itself simultaneously within the Mediterranean transnational landscape and in a biblical site of historical authenticity. Enacting strategic regimes of signification to target the increasing demand for high-end wines on both the global and local markets, it makes a claim for place, while appropriating Palestinian land and redefining ancient Jewish heritage. The result articulates a settler colonial landscape whose symbolic and material transformations are reflected in the Israeli search for rooted identity. Analytically, we explore the power of border and frontier wines to reconfigure the differences between New World and Old World paradigms. We conclude by outlining a comparative framework of the charged relations between terroir and territory that articulates the nexus between border typologies and the colonial politics of wine.

Folk Religions in Modern Israel: Sacred Space in the Holy Land

Diogenes ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 47 (187) ◽  
pp. 83-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galit Hasan-Rokem
Keyword(s):  
Sacred Space ◽  
Holy Land ◽  
Folk Religions
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