Journal of Islamicjerusalem Studies

Yazarlar: Nour ABU ASSAB

Konular:Sosyal, Tarih

Anahtar Kelimeler:Ar Christian,Holy sites,Churches,Pilgrimage,Ecclesiastical affairs,Iconoclasm,Islam,Umayyad,Archaeology.

Özet: arThis paper aims to investigate the Umayyads' attitude towards Christian sacred places in Islamicjerusalem under the Umayyad rule. The paper tries to explore the Umayyads' way in dealing with the Christian sanctuaries in terms of the interaction of the formal figures with the venerated Christian sanctuaries, investigating whether the Umayyad’s allowed the building, the rebuilding and the renovation of new churches or not. It will also try to examine how the Muslims dealt with the presentations related to the Christian sacred sites such as the feasts' parades and the displaying of crosses. In the same regard, this paper investigates how active the pilgrimage sites were, through eye-witness and pilgrims accounts. In order to achieve the previous goals, the researcher will survey the historical accounts with the support of the archaeological evidence in an attempt to identify the attitude held generally.

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