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Jerusalem: A Brief History

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Description for Jerusalem: A Brief History Hardback. Series: Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .

Provides a short, accessible, and lively introduction to Jerusalem

Jerusalem - A Brief History 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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  • Offers a unique integration of approaches, including urban history, the rhetoric of power, the history of art and architecture, biblical hermeneutics, and modern Middle Eastern Studies
  • Places great emphasis on how Jerusalem is a real city where different people live and coexist
  • Examines the urban transformation that has taken place since late Ottoman times
  • Utilizes numerous line drawings to demonstrate how its monumental buildings, created to illustrate an alliance of divine and human power, are in fact quite ephemeral, transient, and fragile

Jerusalem - A Brief History is a comprehensive and thoughtful introduction to the Holy City that will appeal to any student of religion and/or history.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405179713
SKU
V9781405179713
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About Michael Zank
MICHAEL ZANK is Professor of Religion and Jewish Studies at Boston University where he teaches a course on Holy City: Jerusalem in Time, Space, and Imagination. He has published a number of volumes including: New Perspectives on Martin Buber and The Idea of Atonement in the Philosophy of Hermann Cohen. He has been recognized twice as an outstanding teacher at ... Read more

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