Nationalism and the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount The Exclusivity of Holiness [Hardcover]

This book examines the manner in which the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount has been appropriated by both Palestinians and Israelis as a nationalist symbol legitimizing respective claims to the land. From the late-nineteenth century onward, the site's significance became reconfigured within the context of modern nationalist discourses, yet, despite the originally secular nature of Palestinian and Israeli nationalisms, the holy sites importance to Islam and Judaism respectively has gradually altered the character of both in a manner blurring the line between religious and national identities.

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Chapter 1  Provides background on the sites religious history with respect to Judaism and Islam.

Chapter 2  Discusses the early development of Zionism and Palestinian nationalism ideologically. 

Chapter 3  Discusses the sites nationalization during the British mandatory period up through the Wailing Wall Disturbances of 1929.

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Chapter 4  Discusses the sites nationalization during the British mandatory period in the aftermath of the Wailing Wall Disturbances of 1929.

Chapter 5  Covers developments during the period 1948  1967, when Jerusalem was a divided city and the site was strongly contextualized within secular nationalist paradigms. 

Chapter 6  Discusses developments immediately following the Six Days War, which marked the beginning of a convergence between Israeli national identity and Jewish religious identity and Palestinians rejection of secular Arab nationalism.

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