This page groups sacred sites by whether their sacred status is still actively maintained. Wikipedia notes that Mircea Eliade "argues that while the concept of a sacred space is often associated with religious traditions, it is not exclusive to them," since secular societies can keep treating a place as significant too. Browsing this way lets a visitor tell a site with living religious observance apart from one preserved mainly for its history.
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What Defines This GroupingThe sacred geography of the Samaritans, who hold Mount Gerizim, and not Jerusalem, to be the place God chose. This is not a variant of the Jewish claim but a rival reading of the same Torah, held continuously by a very small community that is still there. 2 Learn More
Samaritan Sacred Sites
This small group gathers a sacred site of the Samaritans, a small ancient community, related to but distinct from Judaism, who hold Mount Gerizim rather than Jerusalem to be the chosen place of worship. The tradition survives to the present in a very small community.
The browser will find the site the atlas classes here. The entry describes its significance in the Samaritan tradition.
Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. The Samaritans: A Profile
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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