Jerusalem
Jerusalem is an area that both Judaism and Islam claims it as their religions’ holy site. Jerusalem’s significance to Judaism makes logical sense because it is the geographic location where both of...
View ArticleSaints and Demons Post#2
“Whereas neighbourhood effectively segregated Muslims and Jews, shrines promoted interaction and mutual understanding,” (Meri 234). Meri dictates the fusion between all classes, religions and sexes in...
View ArticleSaint Veneration in Judaism and Islam
Josef Meri discusses saint veneration in Judaism and Islam in his book, The Cult of Saints among Muslims and Jews in Medieval Syria. Although they don’t anymore, the two religions shared practices and...
View ArticleCommunitas
The idea of a communita is a concept that I found interesting in the past. This concept of many different groups of people with varying faiths coming together in through some shared holy tradition...
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