THE UMAYYADS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE CHRISTIAN SACRED SITES IN ISLAMICJERUSALEM

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the Umayyads' attitudetowards Christian sacred places in Islamicjerusalem under theUmayyad rule. The paper tries to explore the Umayyads' way indealing with the Christian sanctuaries in terms of the interaction ofthe formal figures with the venerated Christian sanctuaries,investigating whether the Umayyad’s allowed the building, therebuilding and the renovation of new churches or not. It will also tryto examine how the Muslims dealt with the presentations related tothe Christian sacred sites such as the feasts' parades and thedisplaying of crosses. In the same regard, this paper investigates howactive the pilgrimage sites were, through eye-witness and pilgrimsaccounts. In order to achieve the previous goals, the researcher willsurvey the historical accounts with the support of the archaeologicalevidence in an attempt to identify the attitude held generally.

Özet

Emevilerin Beytülmakdis’teki Hristiyan Mukaddesatlarına Yönelik Tutumu