Where Heaven and Earth Meet: Jerusalem's Sacred Esplanade (Jamal and Rania Daniel Series in Contemporary History, Politics, Culture, and Religion of the Levant) (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Where Heaven and Earth Meet One of the most extraordinary spaces on earth, Jerusalem's Esplanade has been regarded as sacred for about three millennia. This title deals with Jerusalem's sacred Esplanade - not only with its monuments, but also with the conflicting emotions they have aroused over the ages and with the passions they ignite.
Full description- Publisher: University of Texas Press
- Published: 01 April 2010
- Format: Hardback 412 pages
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- Categories: Regional Studies | Jewish Studies | Middle Eastern History | Archaeology | History Of Religion
- ISBN 13: 9780292722729 ISBN 10: 0292722729
- Sales rank: 1,058,913
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Full description for Where Heaven and Earth Meet
One of the most extraordinary spaces on earth, Jerusalem's Esplanade has been regarded as sacred for about three millennia. For Judaism, it is the holiest space, where the Solomonic and Herodian Temples once stood and where, in the messianic age, the Temple is to be rebuilt at God's behest. For Christendom, it is the site of the Herodian Temple, which Jesus repeatedly visited, foretelling its destruction and announcing the advent of a new, spiritual worship of God. For Islam, it is the holy space to which the Prophet Muhammad travelled on his mystical Night-Journey and Ascension, and which holds the Dome of the Rock and the Aqsa Mosque. "Where Heaven and Earth Meet" is an unprecedented endeavour. For the first time, an Israeli, a Palestinian, and a Dominican institute of higher learning, all located in Jerusalem, have jointly sponsored a volume dealing with Jerusalem's sacred Esplanade - not only with its monuments, but also with the conflicting emotions they have aroused over the ages and with the passions they ignite today. The book contains eleven articles written by leading experts on the various periods, which add up to an authoritative, up-to-date account of the site's history; as well as five thematic essays, ranging from the site considered as a work of art to its roles in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim thought; a photographic dossier; and, three personal views by the presidents of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Al-Quds University, as well as by Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini.
