Jerusalem One City, Three Faiths

Name: Jerusalem One City, Three Faiths
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ISBN: 9780345391681

ISBN-10: 0345391683

ISBN-13: 9780345391681

Edition: 2005

Authors: Karen Armstrong

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"SPLENDID . . . Eminently sane and patient . . . Essential reading for Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike." --The Washington Post Venerated for millennia by three faiths, torn by irreconcilable conflict, conquered, rebuilt, and mourned for again and again, Jerusalem is a sacred city whose very sacredness has engendered terrible tragedy. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author of the highly praised A History of God, traces the history of how Jews, Christians, and Muslims have all laid claim to Jerusalem as their holy place, and how three radically different concepts of holiness have shaped and scarred the city for thousands of years. Armstrong unfolds a complex story of…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/29/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.09" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Karen Armstrong is one of the foremost commentators on religious affairs in both Britain and the United States. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun and received a degree at Oxford University.



List of Maps and Diagrams


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Zion



Israel



City of David



City of Judah



Exile and Return



Antioch in Judaea



Destruction



Aelia Capitolina



The New Jerusalem



Christian Holy City



Bayt Al-Maqdis



Al-Quds



Crusade



Jihad



Ottoman City



Revival



Israel



Zion?


Notes


Bibliography


Index