Contested Holy Places in Israel-Palestine: Sharing and Conflict Resolution

by Yitzhak Reiter

Book Overview

Over the last twenty years, there has been a growing understanding that conflicts in or over holy places differ from other territorial conflicts. A holy site has a profound meaning, involving human beliefs, strong emotions, "sacred" values, and core identity self-perceptions; therefore a dispute over such land differs from a "regular" dispute over land. In order to resolve conflicts over holy sites, one must be equipped with an understanding of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138243515
• ISBN13: 9781138243514
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"