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Jerusalem, Jerusalem how the ancient city ignited our modern world

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Traces the evolution of the belief that Jerusalem is the center of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religious worlds and argues that this fixation is a main cause of the modern-day Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Main Author: Carroll, James, 1943-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.
Subjects:
Jerusalem > History.
Jerusalem > Description and travel.
Jerusalem > Religion.
Jerusalem > Ethnic relations.
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Summary:Traces the evolution of the belief that Jerusalem is the center of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religious worlds and argues that this fixation is a main cause of the modern-day Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Physical Description:xi, 418 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-393) and index.
ISBN:9780547195612 (hbk.) :
0547195613 (hbk.)
Author Notes:James Carroll is the author of nine novels & the memoir "An American Requiem," which won the National Book Award. His essays on culture & politics appear weekly in the "Boston Globe." He wrote "Constantine's Sword" while on fellowships at Harvard University. Before becoming a writer, Carroll was a Catholic priest. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

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