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Jerusalem : the contested city

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  • Author: Peters, F. E.
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2011
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    Copyrighted
    2003
    Summary:

    New York University professor, F.E. Peters delivers a course that will take you on a journey through the fascinating history of Jerusalem. As you Explre the myriad contributions made to the city by the Jews, Christians, and Muslims, you'll come to understand why each religion revers this holy place.

    Contents:
    • Holy places, Holy City
    • The City of the Great King
    • The fall and restoration of Jerusalem
    • Jews and Greeks in Jerusalem
    • The Jerusalem of Jesus
    • The Great Wars (66-135 C.E.)
    • The "Mother of All the Churches" (325-635 C.E.)
    • The distant shrine: the Muslims come to Jerusalem
    • The Crusades
    • Jerusalem liberated
    • Piety and polemic: the age of pilgrimage
    • Travelers, tourists and pilgrims
    • Through new eyes: Jerusalem and the Moderns
    • From then to now: The holy places in the present age.
    Genre:
    History and geography, Political science
    Subject(s): Jerusalem | Shrines
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md., Recorded Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781449886684