Abstract
In ancient eastern literature, the creation of the world could be connected to the building of the temple dedicated to the creator deity. Creation and temple-building represented for the ancient mentality an obvious continuity that legitimized the cult itself. A further connection could be drawn between the primeval world and the Temple Mount of Jerusalem. The present paper analyzes the intertwining elements of the temple on the holy mountain and the garden of paradise, the original place of pleasure in the presence of God, taking into account the primeval stories of Ezekiel and Genesis. Some elements of the biblical stories will be discussed as part of the history of traditions. For studying the concept of paradise, the "rst chapters of the Hebrew Bible are for now to be skipped, because, as it will be assumed, earlier accounts are found in the book of Ezekiel.
The article is an attempt to answer the question of whether
the building on coins issued during the Bar Kokhba revolt, usually interpreted as
the Temple in Jerusalem, was a testimony of the control of Jerusalem by the rebels
or a manifestation of the political programme of the revolt. This meant that perhaps
also worship on the Temple Mount was resumed. The image of the building itself
is analysed against a comparative background composed of other sacred buildings
shown on earlier Jewish coins, in particular those coming from the period of
the First Jewish War with Rome. Coins from other areas where similar buildings
are represented were also used as comparative material. Consequently, the answer
to the basic question of whether the possible Temple on Bar Kokhba coins was
a confirmation of the historical fact of taking power over the Jewish capital or
was it only a manifestation of longing – firstly after the loss of the Temple in 70,
and secondly after the restoration of Jerusalem as the spiritual and political centre
of the Chosen Nation – clearly leads to the second conclusion.
Indonesia has many attractive tourist destinations, such as Borobudur Temple, Mount Bromo, Lake Toba, Raja Ampat, Labuan Bajo, and others. Indonesia’s tourism sector continues to be encouraged to become one of the major foreign exchange earner sectors and has a direct impact on the people involved in tourism activities in the hope of covering current account deficits, increasing employment, and moving Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Abstract
The main argument of this paper is that the sacred time and space of the nation has displaced the meaning of sacredness of the religious sites, and legitimized the national community. By comparing the Temple Mount and Ayodhya disputes, the paper exposes the tensions between two polarities, sacred/profane and religious/political, which helps explain the influence of national identities on the contested sacredness of religious sites. The competition over the Temple Mount is nested within a “thicker” context of conflicting political claims over Jerusalem and national territory between Jewish groups on one hand and between Jews and Muslims on the other. The Ayodhya disagreement is related to the political tensions between the dominant and the minority religions, which have turned the religious dispute over a holy site into a debate on the sacredness of the national community.
Abstract
Proposals abound in Israel to address the question of pluralistic access to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. Each of these proposals has been a source of great controversy. In this article, we propose a Swiftian solution of privatization. We propose that the government of Israel sell the Temple Mount, the Western Wall, and many other holy sites to specific faith groups that will then operate them as private property, with the ability to restrict various rights within them. This proposal is based on a model adopted and implemented in Salt Lake City, Utah, to address various questions regarding access to property purchased by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Temple and Paradise. Some Remarks on the Dynamics of Sacred Place
