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Jerusalem without God: Portrait of a Cruel City
Paola Caridi
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Description for Jerusalem without God: Portrait of a Cruel City
Paperback. An intimate portrait of the daily realities of life in contemporary Jerusalem Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBTB; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
There is no escaping the Jerusalem of the religious imagination. Not once but three times holy, its overwhelming spiritual significance looms large over the city's complex urban landscape and the diurnal rhythms and struggles that make up its earthbound existence. Nonetheless, writes Paola Caridi, in this intimate and hard-hitting portrayal of the city, it is possible to close one's eyes and, like the blind listening to sounds, discern the conflict and plurality of belonging that mark out the city' secular character. Jerusalem without God leads the reader through the streets, malls, suburbs, traffic jams, and squares of Jerusalem's ... Read more
There is no escaping the Jerusalem of the religious imagination. Not once but three times holy, its overwhelming spiritual significance looms large over the city's complex urban landscape and the diurnal rhythms and struggles that make up its earthbound existence. Nonetheless, writes Paola Caridi, in this intimate and hard-hitting portrayal of the city, it is possible to close one's eyes and, like the blind listening to sounds, discern the conflict and plurality of belonging that mark out the city' secular character. Jerusalem without God leads the reader through the streets, malls, suburbs, traffic jams, and squares of Jerusalem's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774168185
SKU
V9789774168185
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About Paola Caridi
Paola Caridi lived in Cairo and Jerusalem from 2001to 2012, where she worked as a reporter and analyst on Middle East affairs. She is the author of Hamas: From Resistance to Government (2012) and maintains a blog, Invisiblearabs, on Arab popular culture and politics.
Reviews for Jerusalem without God: Portrait of a Cruel City
Caridi doesn't dismiss or downplay the city's august spiritual significance. Rather, she sets aside the city's religious aura to reflect on the everyday functioning of today's modern, earthly city. Her conclusion is a solemn one; she portrays a Jerusalem bereft of humanity, where cruelty reigns and the very basic characteristics of a city are absent.
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