Jerusalem: A Brief History by Zank, Michael

Jerusalem: A Brief History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405179720)

Vendor: Michael Zank
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Format: Paperback
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Jerusalem: A Brief History by Zank, Michael

Jerusalem: A Brief History

$27.95
Jerusalem: A Brief History by Zank, Michael

Jerusalem: A Brief History

$27.95
Format: Paperback
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"This book 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"--

Author: Michael Zank
ISBN-10: 1405179724
ISBN-13: 9781405179720
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 09/24/2018
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
By Michael Zank
By Michael Zank
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Michael Zank, PhD, 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: New Perspectives on Martin Buber and The Idea of Atonement in the Philosophy of Hermann Cohen. He has been recognized twice as an outstanding teacher at Boston University.

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