Jerusalem and its role in Islamic solidarity
By: by Yitzhak Reiter.
Contributors: Reiter, Yitzhak.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Jerusalem in Islam; Religion and politics -- Jerusalem; Arab-Israeli conflict; Jerusalem -- Religious aspects; Jerusalem -- Politics and government
Genres: Religious aspects.
Description: The book deals with the role of Jerusalem as a central religious-political symbol, and with the processes by which symbols of faith and sanctity are being employed in a political struggle. It examines the current Islamic ethos towards Jerusalem and the affinity between this religious ethos and the political aspirations of the Palestinians and other Arab and Islamic groups. It also compares current Jewish and Muslim narratives and processes of denial and de-legitimizing the affiliation of the other to the holy city and its sacred shrines and addresses the question whether religious outlook forms a major barrier for achieving peace in the Israeli-Arab arena.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Elevation in sanctity of al-Aqsa and al-Quds; title: Denial of an authentic Jewish connection to Jerusalem and its holy places; title: Creating a new Islamic ethos of Jerusalem; title: Islamicizing the conflict; title: Actors, disseminators, and achievements; title: Conclusion: the religious barrier.