An Image of the Holy City in the Holy Land ‘Atlit Castle Chapel

‘Atlit Castle chapel was the only polygonal church built in the Holy Land in the thirteenth century. Through a study of the archaeological remains, this article examines for the first time the possibility that the chapel was built following the model of the Holy Sepulchre Frankish choir, as part of...

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1. VerfasserIn: Shotten-Hallel, Vardit 1971- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: Material religion
Jahr: 2022, Band: 18, Heft: 3, Seiten: 333-364
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Castrum Peregrinorum (Atlit) / Grabeskirche Jerusalem (Jerusalem) / Templerorden / Ersatz / Kirchenbau / Rekonstruktion
RelBib Classification:AF Religionsgeographie
CD Christentum und Kultur
CE Christliche Kunst
HH Archäologie
KAE Kirchengeschichte 900-1300; Hochmittelalter
KBL Naher Osten; Nordafrika
weitere Schlagwörter:B Holy Sepulchre
B Templar Order
B Holy Land
B Jerusalem
B ‘Atlit Castle
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Zusammenfassung:‘Atlit Castle chapel was the only polygonal church built in the Holy Land in the thirteenth century. Through a study of the archaeological remains, this article examines for the first time the possibility that the chapel was built following the model of the Holy Sepulchre Frankish choir, as part of a deliberate program to present ‘Atlit Castle as a substitute for a visit to Jerusalem. The unified and complex design of the chapel at ‘Atlit, unlike some of the western copies of the Holy Sepulchre, was founded on a deep personal knowledge of Jerusalem, its landscape and its most important shrines. It is argued that the Templars and their architect employed numerous tools to create a particular image of Jerusalem—at that time in Muslim hands and with only limited access to the Franks—in their newly built castle at ‘Atlit. Meticulously designed to serve a religious community, the architecture conveyed a multi-layered message transparent both to passers-by and to the Templars themselves.
ISSN:1751-8342
Enthält:Enthalten in: Material religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/17432200.2022.2083412