Contested Holiness: Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Perspective on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem [Paperback]

Rivka Gonen (Author)

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• Paperback: 206 pages
• Publisher: Ktav Pub Inc (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881257990
• ISBN-13: 978-0881257991
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,604,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A straightforward survey and history, November 14, 2003

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This review is from: Contested Holiness: Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Perspective on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem (Paperback)

Contested Holiness: Jewish, Muslim And Christian Perspectives On The Temple Mount In Jerusalem by Rivka Gonen (formerly Senior Curator of the Department of Jewish Ethnography at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and a participant in the Temple Mount Excavations) is a straightforward survey and history enhanced with modern-day perspectives on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Presenting Christian, Muslim, and Jewish viewpoints on this highly disputed and universally identified holy site, Contested Holiness studies events of history, philosophies of thought, and the political debate as well as the sad reality of violence as varying groups continue striving to pray upon the Temple Mount, while others consider it a service to both ancient Jewish tradition (which considers the grounds of the Temple Mount itself forbidden to Jews), as well as the public peace, to restrict worship upon the Temple Mount. Also available in a hardcover edition (0881257982, $29.50), Contested Holiness is an enthusiastically recommended, easy-to-understand, and informatively thoughtful examination of a complex social and religious issue.

4.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and informative, November 17, 2011

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This review is from: Contested Holiness: Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Perspective on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem (Paperback)

I am in the midst of reviewing as many books about the Temple Mount as I can get my hands on (there are dozens) in preparation for writing my own novel about Jerusalem and the Mount. Contested Holiness is a good basic overview of the subject that's about as balanced as it's possible to be on this fraught topic. My only beef about the book is that I wish the author had worked with a better copy editor. There are countless small typos throughout the volume, most of which don't affect the content until you get to Ch. 7 and it talks about the 6-day war having taken place in 1976 (should, of course, be 1967). This error is repeated several times before finally getting straightened out after a few pages. All in all, it's a worthwhile read, though, and an excellent source of background and research material on an endlessly fascinating subject.