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High Place: symbolism and monumentality on Mount Moriah, Jerusalem

  • Sandra Scham (a1)
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Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the Haram al-Sharif, is one of the most iconic archaeological sites in the world. The author relates its functions to that of other local prehistoric high places, and in tracing its history up to the present day draws a distinction between state-sponsored and popular shrines.

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