{"product_id":"jerusalem-isbn-9781405179720","title":"Jerusalem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a short, accessible, and lively introduction to Jerusalem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem - A Brief History\u003c\/i\u003e shows how Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scriptures confer providential meaning to the fate of the city and how modern Jerusalem is haunted by waves of biblical fantasy aiming at mutually exclusive status-quo rectification. It presents the major epochs of the history of Jerusalem’s urban transformation, inviting readers to imagine Jerusalem as a city that is not just sacred to the many groups of people who hold it dear, but as a united, unharmed place that is, in this sense, holy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem - A Brief History\u003c\/i\u003e starts in modern Jerusalem—giving readers a look at the city as it exists today. It goes on to tell of its emergence as a holy city in three different ways, focusing each time on another aspect of the biblical past. Next, it discusses the transformation of Jerusalem from a formerly Jewish temple city, condemned to oblivion by its Roman destroyers, into an imperially sponsored Christian theme park, and the afterlife of that same city under later Byzantine and Muslim rulers. Lastly, the book returns to present day Jerusalem to examine the development of the modern city under the Ottomans and the British, the history of division and reunification, and the ongoing jostling over access to, and sovereignty over, Jerusalem’s contested holy places.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a unique integration of approaches, including urban history, the rhetoric of power, the history of art and architecture, biblical hermeneutics, and modern Middle Eastern Studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces great emphasis on how Jerusalem is a real city where different people live and coexist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the urban transformation that has taken place since late Ottoman times\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUtilizes numerous line drawings to demonstrate how its monumental buildings, created to illustrate an alliance of divine and human power, are in fact quite ephemeral, transient, and fragile\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem - A Brief History\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and thoughtful introduction to the Holy City that will appeal to any student of religion and\/or history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout this Book vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Introducing Jerusalem 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Location, Recent History, Demography 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Cities Within 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Communities and Meanings 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Biblical City 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 “Holy City”: A Clarification of Terms 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Making of a Memorable Place 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Kings, Priests, and the Politics of “One God Alone” 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Kinship, Covenant, and Sectarian Divide 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 City and Scenario 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Imperial City 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Constantine’s \u003ci\u003eHagiapolis Hierousalem\u003c\/i\u003e 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 \u003ci\u003ePax Christiana sive Islamica\u003c\/i\u003e 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Arab Conquest 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 City of the Holy House \u003ci\u003e(Madinat Bayt al‐Maqdis)\u003c\/i\u003e 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Kingdom of Jerusalem: Of Warlords, Popes, and Preachers of \u003ci\u003eJihad\u003c\/i\u003e 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Modern City 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Ottoman \u003ci\u003eKudus\u003c\/i\u003e 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Ethnic Separation, Partition, and Division 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Unholy City 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJerusalem: A Timeline 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Zank, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Religion and Jewish Studies at Boston University where he teaches a course on Holy City: Jerusalem in Time, Space, and Imagination. He has published a number of volumes including: \u003ci\u003eNew Perspectives on Martin Buber\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Atonement in the Philosophy of Hermann Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been recognized twice as an outstanding teacher at Boston University. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a short, accessible, and lively introduction to Jerusalem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem - A Brief History\u003c\/i\u003e shows how Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scriptures confer providential meaning to the fate of the city and how modern Jerusalem is haunted by waves of biblical fantasy aiming at mutually exclusive status-quo rectification. It presents the major epochs of the history of Jerusalem’s urban transformation, inviting readers to imagine Jerusalem as a city that is not just sacred to the many groups of people who hold it dear, but as a united, unharmed place that is, in this sense, holy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem - A Brief History\u003c\/i\u003e starts in modern Jerusalem—giving readers a look at the city as it exists today. It goes on to tell of its emergence as a holy city in three different ways, focusing each time on another aspect of the biblical past. Next, it discusses the transformation of Jerusalem from a formerly Jewish temple city, condemned to oblivion by its Roman destroyers, into an imperially sponsored Christian theme park, and the afterlife of that same city under later Byzantine and Muslim rulers. Lastly, the book returns to present day Jerusalem to examine the development of the modern city under the Ottomans and the British, the history of division and reunification, and the ongoing jostling over access to, and sovereignty over, Jerusalem’s contested holy places.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a unique integration of approaches, including urban history, the rhetoric of power, the history of art and architecture, biblical hermeneutics, and modern Middle Eastern Studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlaces great emphasis on how Jerusalem is a real city where different people live and coexist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the urban transformation that has taken place since late Ottoman times\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUtilizes numerous line drawings to demonstrate how its monumental buildings, created to illustrate an alliance of divine and human power, are in fact quite ephemeral, transient, and fragile\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem - A Brief History\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and thoughtful introduction to the Holy City that will appeal to any student of religion and\/or history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989489402085,"sku":"NP9781405179720","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405179720.jpg?v=1761784309","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/jerusalem-isbn-9781405179720","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}