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The Samaritans: an introduction
An Israelite community whose religious life centres on the Torah and Mount Gerizim.
Mount Gerizim: sacred landscape
A mountain understood through religious tradition, excavated remains and the history of worship.
How Samaritan history is studied
Texts, objects and community traditions answer different questions about the past.
The Samaritan Pentateuch
The five books of Moses in a distinctive textual and manuscript tradition.
Language, script and pronunciation
Three related subjects that should not be treated as interchangeable.
Passover on Mount Gerizim
A communal sacrifice and festival meal connected to the biblical account of the Exodus.
Sukkot and the fruit canopy
An interpretation of the biblical booth expressed through fruit, foliage and domestic space.
Sabbath and communal worship
A weekly pattern of preparation, rest and prayer from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.
The Samaritan calendar
A distinct calendar tradition determines the dates of religious observance.
Chant and oral transmission
Unaccompanied voices connect written liturgy with communal performance.
Communities, museums and collections
Samaritan history survives in places of worship, family traditions and material collections.
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