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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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Subito Bestelldienst: | Jetzt bestellen. |
| Verfügbarkeit prüfen: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Hoboken, New Jersey
Wiley Blackwell
2018
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| In: | Jahr: 2018 |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | Wiley Blackwell brief histories of religion
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| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Jerusalem
/ Geschichte
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Jerusalem
B Jerusalem History |
| Zusammenfassung: | "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"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1405179724 |