Finding Jerusalem: Archaeology Between Science and Ideology

[...]plans to lay the cornerstone of this proposed temple resulted in the 1990 Temple Mount Riots, during which 19 people died and more than 100 were injured.2 One can only imagine the scale of the apocalyptic conflict that could emerge should such wild ambitions be fully realized. Chapter 4 surveys...

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Published inArab Studies Quarterly Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 308 - 311
Main Author Zoughbie, Daniel E.
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Pluto Journals 22.09.2020
Subjects
Archaeology
Case studies
Cultural heritage
Foucault, Michel
Ideology
Publishing industry
Science
United States
Israel
Jerusalem Israel
New York
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Summary:[...]plans to lay the cornerstone of this proposed temple resulted in the 1990 Temple Mount Riots, during which 19 people died and more than 100 were injured.2 One can only imagine the scale of the apocalyptic conflict that could emerge should such wild ambitions be fully realized. Chapter 4 surveys contested issues of cultural display and preservation, ownership of the past, and the complex interaction between Israeli occupation, Palestinian activism, and international institutions. The final chapters, 7, 8, and 9, are concerned with three case studies-the City of David/Silwan, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and the Haram al Sharif/ Temple Mount-which have engendered controversy due to the implications of archaeological evidence for validating or questioning religious and national orthodoxies.
ISSN:0271-3519
2043-6920
DOI:10.13169/arabstudquar.42.4.0308