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This is a convenient short-hand for [[Christian]]s (and [[Crusader]]s in particular) to refer to [[Palestine]] or the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], since it is two ''short'' words, implies that the area can easily be distinguished from those round it (or that it stretches until one can find another border, which is [[period]] would extend it most way down [[Africa]], across to [[India]] ''(since the Christians would not have recognised the Muslim rule in [[Arabia]])'', and north into paga Russia), and invests it with a God-given aura (and thereby justifies almost any atrocity committed in its (re-)conquest or defence.
The term '''Holy Land''' is a convenient short-hand for [[Christian]]s (and [[Crusader]]s in particular) to refer to [[Palestine]] or the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]], since it is two ''short'' words. By being "holy", it implies that the area is invested with a God-given aura (and thereby justifies almost any atrocity committed in its (re-)conquest or defence). It also distinguishes it from the defined lands around it, but this might mean that the Holy Land stretches until one can find another border, which in [[period]] would extend it most of the way down [[Africa]], across to [[India]] (since the Christians would not have recognised the [[Islam|Muslim]] rule in [[Arabia]]), and north into [[pagan]] [[Russia]].


To the [[Muslim]]s, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, merely awaiting their reconquest of it from the hands of the UnFaithful.
To the Muslims, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, merely awaiting their reconquest of it from the hands of the UnFaithful.

Revision as of 09:32, 20 January 2005

The term Holy Land is a convenient short-hand for Christians (and Crusaders in particular) to refer to Palestine or the Kingdom of Jerusalem, since it is two short words. By being "holy", it implies that the area is invested with a God-given aura (and thereby justifies almost any atrocity committed in its (re-)conquest or defence). It also distinguishes it from the defined lands around it, but this might mean that the Holy Land stretches until one can find another border, which in period would extend it most of the way down Africa, across to India (since the Christians would not have recognised the Muslim rule in Arabia), and north into pagan Russia.

To the Muslims, arguably, the entire Earth is a Holy Land, merely awaiting their reconquest of it from the hands of the UnFaithful.