The Jerusalem pilgrimage road in the second temple period
An Anthropological and Archaeological Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5256100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Omri Abadi (0000-0002-7447-4116), Bartłomiej Szypuła (0000-0002-1466-0128), Michał Marciak (0000-0002-1263-222X) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1866-9557 • E-ISSN: 1866-9565 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12520-024-02079-1 |
| OpenAlex | W4403003136 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
The pilgrimage to the Second Temple included ceremonial elements of strong spiritual significance that elevated the participants to spiritual exaltation. This ceremonial process began with the first steps pilgrims took from their homes towards Jerusalem and concluded when they reached the Temple. This article presents the ceremonial element of the pilgrimage in light of archaeological and anthropological research, integrated with historical sources and with reference to the topography of Jerusalem and its surroundings (including the use of geographic information systems). These tools are used to retrace the path that pilgrims walked and present what the pilgrimage meant for them. The article also investigates whether the physical act of walking can shape the pilgrimage experience and, if so, how this occurs. It is also argued that the main approach to the Temple Mount for Jewish pilgrims led from the south (via the Kidron and Hinnom valleys), and that the construction of this route was designed with geophysical and architectural details meant to enhance the spiritual experience of the pilgrims
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Biblical studies · Geography · Period (music · Perspective (graphical · Pilgrimage · Second Temple period · Temple · Visual arts · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History
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Reframing Pilgrimage
Monumental Steps and the Shaping of Ceremony
Image and pilgrimage in Christian culture
Visiting the ancestors
Greek Incubation Rituals in Classical and Hellenistic Times
The Tourist Gaze 3.0
The relative chronology of tomb façades in Early Roman Jerusalem and power displays by the élite
Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem
The Water Pools and the Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the Late Second Temple Period
Moroccan Islam. Tradition and Society in a Pilgrimage Center
Rethinking archaeologies of pilgrimage
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |