Palestine's Pre-Islamic History and Cultural Heritage

A Proposal for Palestinian High-School Curriculum Revision

Bibliographic Data

ID19517865
AuthorsThomas L Thompson (Professor Emeritus Department of Biblical Exegesis University of Copenhagen Købmagergade 44-46, 2., POB 2164 DK-1150 Copenhagen K. Denmark, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume12
Issue2
Pages207-233
Publication date2013-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHoly Land Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1474-9475 • E-ISSN: 1750-0125
PublisherEdinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3366/hls.2013.0070
OpenAlexW1984700385
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited26

This article is presented in the hope of engaging debate on Palestine's cultural heritage in view of recommending a revision of the Palestinian high-school curriculum for the pre-Islamic history of Palestine. After a brief clarification of intent and an introduction to the current status of research on Palestine's history, brief summaries of the proposed curriculum are offered in chronological order: 1) the Stone Age; 2) the Bronze Age; 3) regional histories from Iron I to Alexander and 4) the Hellenistic Period. The presentation closes with a conclusion, followed by 3 appendices on early legendary figures in Palestinian history; on Palestinian place names and on the importance of structuring Palestine's history regionally

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Cultural heritage · Curriculum · History of Islam · Islam · Palestine · Political science · African history and culture analysis · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Medicine

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