Selling Jerusalem Relics, Replicas, Theme Parks

Name: Selling Jerusalem Relics, Replicas, Theme Parks
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ISBN: 9780226894225

ISBN-10: 0226894223

ISBN-13: 9780226894225

Edition: 2006

Authors: Annabel Jane Wharton

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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City--military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of "ownership." Wharton makes the innovative argument here that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations. From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints and contemporary theme parks, Wharton describes the…

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List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 0.72" wide x 1.00" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Introduction: Project, Keywords, Debts



Fragmented Jerusalem: City as Gift



Replicated Jerusalem: Temple, Templars, and Primitive Accumulation



Fabricated Jerusalem: Franciscans and Pious Mountains



Mechanically Reproduced Jerusalem: Entrepreneurs and Tourists



Spectacularized Jerusalem: Imperialism, Globalization, and the Holy Land as Theme Park


Conclusion: Illusion and Immateriality


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