Jerusalem is one of the most contested urban spaces in the world. It is a multiculturalcity, but one that is unlike other multiethnic cities such as London,Toronto, Paris, or New York. This book ...brings together scholars from acrossthe social sciences and the humanities to consider how different disciplinarytheories and methods contribute to the study of conflict and cooperation inmodern Jerusalem. Several essays in the book center on political decisionmaking;others focus on local and social issues. While Jerusalem's centralityto the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is explored, the chapters also cover issuesthat are unevenly explored in recent studies of the city. These include Jerusalem'sdiverse communities of secular and orthodox Jewry and ChristianPalestinians; religious and political tourism and the "heritage managers" ofJerusalem; the Israeli and Palestinian LGBT community and its experiencesin Jerusalem; and visual and textual perspectives on Jerusalem, particularlyin architecture and poetry. Adelman and Elman argue that Jerusalem is notsolely a place of contention and violence, and that it should be seen as aphysical and demographic reality that must function for all its communities.
In The Imagined and Real Jerusalem in Art and Architecture specialists in various fields of art history, from Early Christian times to the present, discuss in depth a series of Western artworks, ...artefacts, and buildings, which question the visualization of Jerusalem. Readership: All interested in art and architectural history, from the Early Christian times to the present, and anyone concerned with the history and the visual representation of Jerusalem.
Ovaj rad, podijeljen u dva susljedna članka, nastoji istražiti poruku kratke perikope Mt 23, 37–39. Važnost istraživanja proizlazi iz nekoliko činjenica od kojih je prva dramatičan odnos između ...Izraela i njegova Mesije, kako ga predstavlja Prvi Evanđelist, kao i iz činjenice da Mt 23, 37–39 sadrži posljednje Isusove riječi upućene izraelskom narodu prije izvještaja o muci. Druga činjenica odnosi se na neslaganje istraživača glede poruke toga teksta. On predstavlja crux interpretorum kojem su pridavana oprječna tumačenja. Jedna struja istraživača naš tekst shvaća najavom konačnoga spasenja; druga, naprotiv, drži kako je riječ o konačnoj osudi, dok treća ovdje pronalazi poruku uvjetnoga spasenja. Situacija tolikoga nesuglasja među uglednim istraživačima nuka na poduzimanje iscrpnoga istraživanja teksta Mt 23, 37–39 koje bi podvrgnulo analizi svaki njegov element koji utječe na završnu poruku. Rezultat ovoga istraživanja u prvu ruku omogućit će osnovu za našu interpretaciju, a u drugu ruku predstavljat će doprinos olakšavanju shvaćanja utjecaja toga teksta na cjelinu teologije Evanđelja po Mateju. Važnost te teme naglašena je i suvremenim međureligioznim dijalogom jer ona bi mogla olakšati korak naprijed prema istini koja je, iako to danas još nije očevidno, ipak, jedinstvena za sve. Ovaj, prvi članak sadrži literarnu analizu naše perikope. Ona u osnovi pripada sinkroničnoj analizi, iako ne isključuje povremenu uporabu elemenata povijesno-kritičke metode te analize komunikativne dimenzije teksta. Rad ispituje dalji i bliži kontekst, razgraničenje i strukturu teksta, a sljedeći, drugi članak nastavit će sa semantičkom analizom.
Challenging the received wisdom, this candid portrait of three cities reveals a history of co-existence between Arab and Jews. Focusing on Jerusalem, Jaffa and Hebron, Klein looks at how Jewish, ...Muslim and Christian neighbous have coexisted from the 19th century to the present day.
The holy sites in Jerusalem exist as objects of international veneration and sites of nationalist contest. They stand at the heart of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, yet surprisingly, the many ...efforts to promote peace, mostly by those outside the Middle East, have ignored the problem. This 2006 book seeks to address this omission by focusing upon proposals of development of a legal regime to protect the holy sites separable from the final peace negotiations to not only protect the holy sites but promote peace by removing these particularly volatile icons from the field of conflict. Peace and the protection of the holy sites cannot occur without the consent and co-operation of those on the ground. This book supports local involvement by developing a comprehensive plan for how to negotiate: outlining the relevant history, highlighting issues of import, and identifying effective strategies for promoting negotiation.
Iskustvo Drugoga židovskoga ustanka protiv Rimljana znatno je utjecalo na susljedni razvoj židovske misli u pitanjima mesijanizma i eshatologije. Mesijanizam je u srednjostrujaškom židovstvu postao ...pasivan, što se odrazilo na političke ambicije obnove židovske državnosti, koje su nakon 135. skoro potpuno splasnule. Posljedice ustanka zbog židovskoga su shvaćanja povijesti kao relevantne za teološku epistemologiju dovele do vjerski utemeljenoga političkoga kvijetizma, zbog kojega je vjerski židovski stav prema cionizmu sve do nedavno odražavao izrazitu nesklonost. Do promjene u tom stavu počelo je dolaziti iz istoga razloga, a to je povijesno iskustvo osnutka i obrane Države Izrael.
The second Jewish revolt against the Romans has significantly influenced the shaping of subsequent Jewish messianic and eschatological thought. Largely due to the Revolt, mainstream Judaism has adopted a passive messianic attitude, and Jewish ambitions to reestablish statehood in Palestine has almost entirely subsided. Historical experience of the Bar–Kokhba revolt combined with the Jewish perception of history, as relevant to theological epistemology, has produced faith–based political quietism which marked Judaism for centuries. The attitude of religious Jews to political Zionism, when it first appeared, was very averse and remained such until rather recently. Change in the attitude was prompted by the same reason, which is historical
experience of the establishment and defense of the State of Israel.
Jerusalem's formal political borders reveal neither the dynamics of power in the city nor the underlying factors that make an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians so difficult. The lines ...delineating Israeli authority are frequently different from those delineating segregated housing or areas of uneven service provision or parallel national electoral districts of competing educational jurisdictions. In particular, the city's large number of holy sites and restricted religious compounds create enclaves that continually threaten to undermine the Israeli state's authority and control over the city. This lack of congruity between political control and the actual spatial organization and everyday use of the city leaves many areas of occupied East Jerusalem in a kind of twilight zone where citizenship, property rights, and the enforcement of the rule of law are ambiguously applied.
Michael Dumper plots a history of Jerusalem that examines this intersecting and multileveled matrix and in so doing is able to portray the constraints on Israeli control over the city and the resilience of Palestinian enclaves after forty-five years of Israeli occupation. Adding to this complex mix is the role of numerous external influences -- religious, political, financial, and cultural -- so that the city is also a crucible for broader contestation. While the Palestinians may not return to their previous preeminence in the city, neither will Israel be able to assert a total and irreversible dominance. His conclusion is that the city will not only have to be shared, but that the sharing will be based upon these many borders and the interplay between history, geography, and religion.
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