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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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Hoboken, New Jersey
Wiley Blackwell
2018
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| Dans: | Année: 2018 |
| Collection/Revue: | Wiley Blackwell brief histories of religion
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Jerusalem
/ History
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Jerusalem
B Jerusalem History |
| Résumé: | "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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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1405179724 |