Jerusalem : city of longing / Simon Goldhill.
Jerusalem : city of longing / Simon Goldhill.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N956.9442/18
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 356 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
The center of the Christian world -- The center of Jewish Jerusalem -- The center of Muslim Jerusalem -- The old city -- The oldest city -- The Victorian city -- The modern city.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
Jerusalem is the site of some famous religious monuments in the world, from the Dome of the Rock to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to the Western Wall of the Temple. This work takes you on a tour through the history of this image-filled and ideology-laden city--from the bedrock of the Old City to the towering roofs of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Jerusalem : city of longing / Simon Goldhill.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-340) and index.
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N956.9442/18
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74VMQKxZELDO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQKxZELDO
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ISBN
9780674028661 (alk. paper)
067402866X (alk. paper)
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956.9442
MMS ID
991000420819702626
