Jerusalem : one city, three faiths

Armstrong, Karen 1944- (Author).

Summary: A comprehensive history of Jerusalem, the holy city venerated by the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faiths, explains how the city became a defining site for the three religions, following its development from its earliest origins to the present.

Record details

ISBN: 9780345391681
ISBN: 0345391683
Physical Description: xxi, 472 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
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Edition: 1st Ballantine books ed.
Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:	First published by: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, ©1996.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 446-457) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Zion -- Israel -- City of David -- City of Judah -- Exile and return -- Antioch in Judaea -- Destruction -- Aelia Capitolina -- The new Jerusalem -- Christian holy city -- Bayt Al-Maqdis -- Al-Quds -- Crusade -- Jihad -- Ottoman city -- Revival -- Israel -- Zion?