Jerusalem: a brief history

"This book shows how Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scriptures confer providential meaning to the fate of the city and how modern Jerusalem is haunted by waves of biblical fantasy aiming at mutually exclusive status-quo rectification. It presents the major epochs of the history of Jerusalem...

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Main Author: Zank, Michael (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Hoboken, New Jersey Wiley Blackwell 2018
In:Year: 2018
Series/Journal:Wiley Blackwell brief histories of religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jerusalem / History
Further subjects:B Jerusalem
B Jerusalem History
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Summary:"This book shows how Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scriptures confer providential meaning to the fate of the city and how modern Jerusalem is haunted by waves of biblical fantasy aiming at mutually exclusive status-quo rectification. It presents the major epochs of the history of Jerusalem's urban transformation, inviting readers to imagine Jerusalem as a city that is not just sacred to the many groups of people who hold it dear, but as a united, unharmed place that is, in this sense, holy"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1405179724