Between Jerusalem and Europe: Shaping and Reshaping Sacred Sites
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Spectrum: Visual Translation of Jerusalem, The Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem
Organizer Name
Renana Bartal
Organizer Affiliation
Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem
Presider Name
Renana Bartal
Paper Title 1
Rome, the New Jerusalem
Presenter 1 Name
Nancy Ross
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Dixie State College of Utah
Paper Title 2
Medieval Modes of Transference: Diverse Strategies of Transporting Jerusalem to Pisa
Presenter 2 Name
Neta Bar-Yoseph Bodner
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Hebrew Univ.
Paper Title 3
The Tomb Aedicule of Narbonne: A Visual Representation of the Holy Land in Southern Gaul
Presenter 3 Name
Shimrit Shriki
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem
Start Date
9-5-2013 1:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1330
Description
Jerusalem’s buildings, most notably the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and its sacred routes, such as the Stations of the Cross, were often recreated in Europe as architectural copies, complexes and devotional sites. The city’s sacred locations were not only transferred to Europe, they were also constantly being reshaped by the literary, liturgical or visual traditions of European visitors. The papers in this session will explore this reciprocal influence. They will offer new perspectives on the strategies of transferring sacred locations and devotional routes from Jerusalem to Europe, as well as the way Jerusalem sites and their perception were shaped by European expectations. Speakers will consider the recreation of devotional sites and routes through visual representation and devotional practice, as well as the influence of historiographical traditions on the reconstruction of Jerusalem’s monuments.
Renana Bartal
Between Jerusalem and Europe: Shaping and Reshaping Sacred Sites
Schneider 1330
Jerusalem’s buildings, most notably the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and its sacred routes, such as the Stations of the Cross, were often recreated in Europe as architectural copies, complexes and devotional sites. The city’s sacred locations were not only transferred to Europe, they were also constantly being reshaped by the literary, liturgical or visual traditions of European visitors. The papers in this session will explore this reciprocal influence. They will offer new perspectives on the strategies of transferring sacred locations and devotional routes from Jerusalem to Europe, as well as the way Jerusalem sites and their perception were shaped by European expectations. Speakers will consider the recreation of devotional sites and routes through visual representation and devotional practice, as well as the influence of historiographical traditions on the reconstruction of Jerusalem’s monuments.
Renana Bartal