Tantur Ecumenical Institute For Theological Studies
"Tantur" (from Arabic: الطنطورة, al-Tantura, lit. The Peak/Hill) may refer to: * Tantur Ecumenical Institute: An institute of advanced theological research in ecumenism located on Tantur hill in Jerusalem, near Bethlehem. * Tantour: a conical headdress in traditional Lebanese culture * Tantura Tantura ( ar, الطنطورة, ''al-Tantura'', lit. ''The Peak''; Hebrew and Phoenician: דור, ''Dor'') was a Palestinian Arab fishing village located northwest of Zikhron Ya'akov on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Near the village, lie ...

Tantur Ecumenical Institute
Tantur Ecumenical Institute is an international ecumenical institute for advanced theological research in Jerusalem. Goals and objectives "No one climbs up to Tantur except to follow a vocation, the same vocation that led on the pioneers of ecumenism. That is the climate in which the research here must develop." (Albert Outler, Tantur, 1972) The mission of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute is to: * To work toward the unity of Christians (ecumenism); * To contribute to positive relations between peoples of the Abrahamic faiths (Interfaith, interreligious dialogue); * To be agent for the reconciliation of peoples in conflict (peacebuilding, especially with respect to the Arab-Israeli Conflict/Israeli-Palestinian Conflict). While the ecumenical mission of Christian unity is the central and core mission of Tantur, its situation in between Jerusalem and Bethlehem give easy context for the second-tier mission areas of interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding. Tantur is as a pla ...
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Tantour
The tantour (''tantoor'') is a form of cone-shaped women's headdress similar to the hennin, popular in the Levant during the nineteenth century, but seldom seen after 1850 outside of use as a folk costume. The tradition persisted longer in Lebanon among the Druze. The tantour was held in place by ribbons tied around the head. A silk scarf was wound around the base with a white veil attached to the peak. The height and composition of the tantour were proportional to the wealth of its owner, with the most splendid tantours made of gold and reaching as high as thirty inches. Some were encrusted with gems and pearls. The tantour was a customary gift presented to the bride by her husband on their wedding day. Gallery File:Damascusfashion.jpg, Damascus fashion, illustration from the book ''Popular Costumes in Turkey,'' 1873 File:Zahlefashion.jpg, Lebanese fashion, illustration from the book ''Popular Costumes in Turkey,'' 1873 See also *Hennin *Kokoshnik *Ochipok *Labbade, tradi ...
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