Jerusalem : one city, three faiths / Karen Armstrong.
Jerusalem : one city, three faiths / Karen Armstrong.
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New York : A.A. Knopf, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N956.9442/4
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English
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xxi, 471 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Zion -- 2. Israel -- 3. City of David -- 4. City of Judah -- 5. Exile and Return -- 6. Antioch in Judaea -- 7. Destruction -- 8. Aelia Capitolina -- 9. The New Jerusalem -- 10. Christian Holy City -- 11. Bayt Al-Maqdis -- 12. Al-Quds -- 13. Crusade -- 14. Jihad -- 15. Ottoman City -- 16. Revival...
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New York : A.A. Knopf, 1996.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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Jerusalem has been venerated for centuries as a Holy City by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. How this came to be and what it means both to the people of Jerusalem and to millions around the world is now richly told by the author of the best-selling and widely acclaimed A History of God.
In every major religion, a "holy place" has helped men and women define their own place, indeed their own importance, in the world. Karen Armstrong shows how Jerusalem has become that defining place for adherents of the three religions of Abraham. She makes us see that the city has been not only a symbol of God but also a deeply rooted part of Jewi...
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Jerusalem : one city, three faiths / Karen Armstrong.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-456) and index.
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N956.9442/4
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0679435964 :
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956.9442
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991003768589702626
