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Jerusalem: A Brief History

4/5 ( ratings)

"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"--

Pages: 272

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Release: September 24, 2018

ISBN: 1405179724

ISBN 13: 9781405179720

Jerusalem: A Brief History

4/5 ( ratings)

"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"--

Pages: 272

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Release: September 24, 2018

ISBN: 1405179724

ISBN 13: 9781405179720

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