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Author:

Peters, F. E. (Francis E.)

Title:

Jerusalem [sound recording (CD)] : the contested city / by Frank E. Peters.

Format:

[sound recording (CD)] :

Publisher:

Recorded Books,

Copyright Date:

p2003

Description:

7 sound discs (14 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (72 p. ; 22 cm.).

Subject:

Christian shrines--Jerusalem.
Jewish shrines.
Pilgrims and pilgrimages--Jerusalem.
Jerusalem--History.

Notes:

"14 lectures"--On cover.

Contents:

Lecture 1. Holy Places, Holy City -- Lecture 2. The City of the Great King -- Lecture 3. The Fall and Restoration of Jerusalem -- Lecture 4. Jews and Greeks in Jerusalem -- Lecture 5. The Jerusalem of Jesus -- Lecture 6. The Great Wars (66-135 C.E.) -- Lecture 7. The "Mother of All the Churches" (325-635 C.E.) -- Lecture 8. The Distant Shrine: The Muslims Come to Jerusalem -- Lecture 9. The Crusades -- Lecture 10. Jerusalem Liberated -- Lecture 11. Piety and Polemic: The Age of Pilgrimage -- Lecture 12. Travelers, Tourists and Pilgrims -- Lecture 13. Through New Eyes: Jerusalem and the Moderns -- Lecture 14. From Then to Now: The Holy Places in the Present Age.

Summary:

This course takes you on a journey through the fascinating history of Jerusalem. As you explore the myriad contributions made to the city by the Jews, Christians, and Muslims, you'll come to understand why each religion reveres this holy place.

Series:

Modern scholar series

ISBN:

9781402539084
1402539088

OCLC:

(OCoLC)53437697

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)