TY  - JOUR
ID  - 7130
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/lerer_prison_holy_land
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - From 'the Most Great Prison' to the 'Holy Land': The Transformation of 'Akká in Bahá'í Sacred Geography
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JF  - Religions
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A1  - Lerer,Sivan
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A3  - 
Y1  - 2025/09
Y2  - 
VL  - 16
IS  - 9
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CY  - 
M1  - 
M3  - Articles
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LA  - English
L3  - 
DO  - 10.3390/rel16101231
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AB  - Examines how ‘Akká transformed from Bahá’u’lláh’s place of exile into a Bahá’í sacred center through reinterpretation, memory, and sacred spatial construction.
N1  - Published in the Religions special issue "The Bahá'í Faith: Doctrinal and Historical Explorations, Part 2," online at mdpi.com, where it is also available in HTML, XML, and epub formats.
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KW  - 19th century
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Akka traditions (hadith)
KW  - Akka, Israel
KW  - Bahá'í history
KW  - Citadel (Akká prison)
KW  - Geography
KW  - Holy Land
KW  - Holy places
KW  - Ottoman Empire
KW  - Pilgrimage
KW  - Qur'án
ER  -