Author

Publication

2018 - Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

Language

English

Word Count

68,000 words, Guess

Page Count

272 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781118533321
  • ISBN-101118533321
  • Better World Books9781118533321
  • Open LibraryOL29401930M

Description

"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"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Jerusalem: A Brief HistoryWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John2018-01-01

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