Holy cities

Charlie Chaplin directed and starred in his legendary film, City Lights. This film was released in 1931, three years after the release of the first film that included audible dialogue, however, the lack of dialogue did not get in Chaplin's way as he produced one of the most well known American comedies. A little over four decades later, another great comedy was produced by the famous comedy group Monty Pythons, which consisted of five British men, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones

Through the deliverance of a speech the former Pope Urban II incited Catholics all over Europe to take action in reclaiming the Holy city of Jerusalem from the Muslims in the Middle East. It was in this year,1095, that the beginning of the first, of nine, Crusades and thus the first series of religious wars between the Catholics and Muslims begun. The focus of this paper will remain on the Third Crusade (1189-1192 A.D)- more specifically the actions of ‘Islam’s Warrior Hero’ Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn

peace” ("Yerushalaim or Yerushalayim", 2013); however, today in the Holy City, peace is difficult to find. In recent decades, tensions have continued to rise in the city between the Jewish and Muslim populations. These tensions have always been present between the religions of Judaism and Islam virtually since their foundations; especially taking root with the building of the Al Asqa Mosque and other Islamic places of worship on the Holy site of the Temple Mount (“the Noble Sanctuary” to Muslims) in the

Jerusalem: The Holy City, Paper 1 Despite having no seemingly admirable qualities with location, Jerusalem is a greatly influential city that shapes beliefs and religious views of people, even in this modern time. Jerusalem is a shared central place representing three major religions: Christianity, Islam and Judaism, making this city a place that is highly revered by many. This well-regarded city has proven to be a sacred space through the way it is set apart, ever changing and connected to

Southwest Asia is home to a variety of cultures as well as religions. It has an significant past with three major religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. It is quite remarkable that Southwest Asia has been a holy place for all three, and although it causes turmoil it is important to understand the three religions and their customs. Such information may help us not to judge so quickly or perhaps to grow in our knowledge about the world. Hopefully this will help everyone to have a wider view of

was the first gate you come to when traveling down Manuel Rojas Highway towards the Main Gate. Just outside of Friendship Gate was a bar called Third Eye, one of the larger bars in Angeles City that sat about one hundred yards off the roadway behind a gas station. Friendship Road, an area once

prepare to lay siege upon the city. It describes the city’s location in the mountainous region, lacking rivers, woods, and springs. The only source of water that they are able to derive water from is from the Fountain of Siloam, that empties out it’s water at the foot of Mount Zion, flowing into the brook of Kedron, then from there, flows into the valley of Jehosaphat during the winter. The city is laid out beautifully. The tower of David residing on the west of the city is flanked from both sides of

The city of Jerusalem has been recognized as the holy city throughout the history of three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. During the time of Judaism, Biblical writers presented Jerusalem as the most sacred space, the center of the world, and the city of the Lord. A leading interpreter of religious texts, Mircea Eliade, in his book The Sacred and The Profane, defined several religious experiences with specific terminologies, such as hierophany, which means the sign of sacredness, and

in the world below” (Eliade 1959: 36). Using a comparative analysis of biblical texts and scholarly articles, this paper will discuss how a sacred space, specifically Jerusalem, manifests itself through God’s choosing. Therefore Jerusalem is the holy dwelling place of the divine, because God chose it through his application of multiple hierophanies and his establishment of axes mundi within the city’s walls. Jerusalem as a sacred dwelling place is reflected though its similarities to the Garden

The city of Tarope was a pilgrimage site for the major Greek gods. Loads of worshipers traveled, across the world and made offerings to please the gods. Tarope was one of the biggest city in the world and was situated at the heart of Tyragas empire. It also was one of the biggest capital providers for Tyragas’s national income. Loads of offerings and donations indirectly provided the nation with its booming capital and that’s how the nation had turned into one of the prosperous nations in the world