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Author:
Balfour, Alan (Alan H.), author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr96001152
Title:
The walls of Jerusalem : preserving the past, controlling the future / Alan Balfour.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
John Wiley & SonsInc.,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xii, 358 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject:
Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)
Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem)
Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem)
Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)
Temple Mount (Jerusalem)--History.
Zionism.
Judaism--Relations.
Islam--Relations.
ARCHITECTURE / History / General.
Interfaith relations.
Islam.
Judaism.
Zionism.
Middle East--Temple Mount.--Temple Mount.
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Sales handles: The most extensive study of the interrelated history of two monuments, Solomon's Temple and The Dome of the Rock, drawing on an exhaustive review of all the visual and textual evidence Relayed as a gripping narrative, allowing readers to re-enter and experience the emotions and the visceral reality of the major events in its history Integrates illustration with the text to offer a highly detailed and accurate portrait of the major structures and figures involved in the history of the temple Opens up a fascinating line of questioning into the conventional interpretation of events, particularly Christ's actions in the Temple Reproduces rarely seen detailed drawings of the subterranean passages beneath Temple Mount as part of the British survey in the 19th century Market description: Scholars of religion, Middle East history, Middle East politics, architecture; Readers with an interest in religion history and the politics of the Middle East"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1119182298
9781119182290
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1047525184
LCCN:
2018036106
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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