... parts of central and eastern Europe. The chapter then reviews France's claim to the Holy Places. It also elaborates on the Crimean War and Russian aggression. Jerusalem bishopric Stanley Arthur Penrhyn Austria biblical literalism and prophecy Catholicism France Baghdad Kurdistan Greek Orthodox...

...This chapter describes what has been called “the first human-built holy place”, probably used for ancestor worship. At the same time modern Homo sapiens began domesticating plants and animals and coming together to form villages and towns. As ancestor worship became more formalized “skull cults...

...This chapter analyzes the role of engagement with the ground in the creation of sacred space. It considers vestigia or imprints that testified to the presence of Christ and other figures of religious significance in a particular place, asking how holy feet shaped holy places...

.... It also examines the now common assumption about the importance of the “eight great holy places” as a living pilgrimage tradition practiced by real Buddhists in an Indian past. Accounts of Tibetan pilgrims going to India are most often found in the genre of religious biography or hagiography known...

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... called “Yādavas” who contributed to the rise to prominence of the cult of Viṭṭhal. Most of these dynasties arose from pastoralist groups and took the name Yādava in order to raise their status by connecting themselves with Kṛṣṇa's clan. Finally, the chapter presents narratives, rituals, and holy places...

... guaranteed statute and on July 1, the United Nations (UN) observer called for an international regime for the protection of Jerusalem and its holy places. Arabs anti Western sentiments Ball Terry Berthézène Claude common technical bureau CTB Deschamps Henri appointment Israel and Greek Orthodox...

... for the holy places in Jerusalem; and the wars and the prospects for peace in the region. Israel State of relations with the Holy See John XXIII pope Nostra Aetate Bea Augustin cardinal Good Friday prayer for the “perfidious Jews ” Isaac Jules Jerusalem John Paul II pope Paul VI pope John Paul I pope...

...This chapter focuses on pilgrims to the holy places and how they construed their sensory engagement with the holy sites. Significant here is their understanding of the “eye of faith,” an expression that stood for a broad range of visual and visionary experiences, including instances of conjuring...

...This chapter draws a distinction between holy places and sacred spaces, and examines the ability of architecture as an art to create a secular equivalent of the latter — ‘enchanted space’ as an alternative to sacred space. It gives special attention to the idea that the fittingness of a building...

... witches supernatural beings ghosts holy places Jewish rites Jewish rituals People believed that an illness or other health issue could be the work of supernatural beings such as demons, devils, or witches. Unlike the diseases discussed above, these creatures were thought to do...

...This chapter examines the role of the Holy Land as a singular setting for the Christological controversies in the 5th century. In the context of pilgrimage to the numerous holy places, Peter’s own role as a pilgrim to the Holy Land comes into focus. The spiritual and political implications of his...

... to the biblical holy places, pilgrims and sensory piety, and the culture of visibility. An overview of the subsequent chapters is also presented. Egypt Egyptian desert in ancient novels History of the Monks in Egypt The Historia monachorum anonymous biblical realism in Jerome on entering biblical time ———works...

.... Holy places, persons, times, and objects are indubitably holy, and must be treated with all due respect, but they are, in and of themselves, like all other places, persons, times, and objects. What is different about them is the way in which the Torah commands that they be treated. Their sanctity...

..., pilgrimage to the Holy Places of Islam and the increased pilgrimage to the leading Sufi Shrine within the city of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh. The chapter makes use of Hajj travelogues of Lahori residents such as Maulvi Feroze ud-Din who travelled to Mecca and Medina. It also uncovers the role of Thomas Cook...

...This chapter sets up the book’s main argument by explaining how people in ancient Europe interpreted their landscapes and holy places. Fifth-century Parisians understood their city in several different ways: as a moderately important military and imperial administrative center, as one point...

..., alongside the ways in which it became a focus for pilgrimage, devotion, and the pursuit of miracles. The chapter also assesses the enduring current of anxiety about ‘superstitious’ belief and practice linked with holy places and shows how this culminated in humanist and lollard critique. It suggests...

...While many writings on holy places aim at understanding believers’ attitudes toward them, the present essay focuses on the discontent or even revulsion they may evoke. In India, Kabir, the 15th-century mystic and poet revered by Muslims and Hindus, stood out for his sweeping condemnation...