Jerusalem
Idea and Reality
Tamar Mayer editor Suleiman A Mourad editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:13th May '08
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Jerusalem, the holy city of three faiths, has been the focus of competing historical, religious, and political narratives from Biblical chronicles to today’s headlines. With an aura that transcends the boundaries of time and place, the city itself embodies different levels of reality – indeed, different realities altogether – for both observers and inhabitants. There is the real Jerusalem, a place of ancient streets and monuments, temples and coffee-houses, religious discourse and political argument. But there is also the imaginary and utopian city that exists in the minds of believers, political strategists, and artists. The study of this multifaceted city poses complex questions that range over several fields of inquiry.
The multidisciplinary studies in Jerusalem offer insights into this complexity. Chapters by leading scholars examine the significant issues that relate to the perception, representation, and status of the city at the historical, religious, social, artistic, and political levels. Together they provide an essential resource for anyone interested in the paradoxes that Jerusalem offers.
'Jerusalem perhaps turns everyone 'crazy' and one needs books like this to add to our understanding of this great city that has the power to undermine man's greatest faculty: his mind.' - Abu Huzayfa, The Muslim World Book Review, 30:3, 2010
ISBN: 9780415421287
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 657g
334 pages