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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455387703321

Autore

Goldhill Simon

Titolo

Jerusalem [[electronic resource] ] : city of longing / / Simon Goldhill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-674-03772-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 pages ) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

956.9442

Soggetti

Christian shrines - Jerusalem

Jewish shrines - Jerusalem

Islamic shrines - Jerusalem

Architecture - Jerusalem

Electronic books.

Jerusalem Description and travel

Jerusalem Buildings, structures, etc

Jerusalem Ethnic relations

Jerusalem Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2008.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-340) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- 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 Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Goldhill takes on the archaeology of human imagination, hope, and disaster to provide a tour through the history of this image filled, ideology laden city. Along the way we discover the forgotten stories and the lesser known aspects of politics that continue to make Jerusalem one of the most embattled cities in the world.