Jerusalem

"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"--

„Aceasta carte arata cum scripturile evreiesti, crestine si islamice confera un sens providential destinului orasului si modul in care Ierusalimul modern este bantuit de valuri de fantezie biblica care vizeaza rectificarea reciproc exclusiva a status-quo-ului. Prezinta epocile majore ale istoriei Transformarea urbana a Ierusalimului, invitandu-i pe cititori sa-si imagineze Ierusalimul ca un oras care nu este doar sacru pentru numeroasele grupuri de oameni care il tin drag, ci ca un loc unit, nevatamat, care este, in acest sens, sfant "-