ISBN:
9789004431324
Language:
English
Pages:
pages cm
Year of publication:
2020
Series Statement:
Jewish identities in a changing world volume 33
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Cohen-Hattab, Kobi The western wall
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Kohen-Haṭab, Ḳobi, 1965 - The Western Wall
DDC:
956.94/42
Keywords:
Western Wall (Jerusalem) History
;
Western Wall (Jerusalem) Antiquities
;
Jews History
Abstract:
"Book Summary The Western Wall-Judaism's holiest site-occupies a prominent position in contemporary Jewish and Israeli discourse, current events, and local politics. In The Western Wall: The Dispute over Israel's Holiest Jewish Site, 1967-2000, Kobi Cohen-Hattab and Doron Bar offer a detailed exploration of the Western Wall plaza's evolution in the late twentieth century. The examination covers the role of archaeology in defining the space, the Western Wall's transformation as an Israeli and Jewish symbol, and the movement to open it to a variety of Jewish denominations. The book studies the central processes and shifts that took place at the Western Wall during the three decades that followed the Six-Day War-a relatively short yet crucial chapter in Jerusalem's extensive history"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
