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Informationen zum Autor Hunt Janin is an American writer living in southwestern France. He has written numerous nonfiction and scholarly books on a range of subjects, including medieval history and cross-cultural studies. Klappentext Jerusalem has long been one of the most sought-after destinations for the followers of three world faiths and for secularists alike. For Jews, it has the Western (Wailing) Wall; for Christians, it is where Christ suffered and triumphed; for Muslims, it offers the Dome of the Rock; and for secularists, it is an archeological challenge and a place of tragedy and beauty. This work concentrates on Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and secular pilgrimages to Jerusalem over the last three millennia, drawing from over 165 accounts of travels to the ancient city. Chapters are devoted to ghostly and other pilgrims, the significance of Jerusalem, the beginnings of the pilgrimage in the time of kings David and Solomon, pilgrimages under Roman and Byzantine rule, Christian and Muslim pilgrimages in the early Islamic period, pilgrimages in the First Crusade and its aftermath, more crusades and pilgrims during the Ayyubid and Mamluk dynasties, pilgrimages under Ottoman rule, pilgrimages under the British and Israelis, and the unity among pilgrims and the symbolism of the journey. Zusammenfassung Concentrates on Jewish! Christian! Muslim! and secular pilgrimages to Jerusalem! drawing from over 165 accounts of travels to the ancient city. Chapters focus on ghostly and other pilgrims! the significance of Jerusalem! the beginnings of the pilgrimage in the time of kings David and Solomon! pilgrimages under Roman and Byzantine rule! and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsList of Maps viiiPreface Introduction I. Ghostly and Other Pilgrims II. A Primer on the Importance of Jerusalem III. The Old City IV. Beginnings of the Jerusalem Pilgrimage: The First and Second Temples (c. 1000 BCE-63 BCE) V. Pilgrims Under Roman and Byzantine Rule (63 BCE-638 CE) VI. The Early Islamic Period: Christian and Muslim Pilgrimages (638-1095) VII. "A Pilgrimage in Arms": The First Crusade and Its Aftermath (1095-1187) VIII. More Crusades and More Pilgrims: The Ayyubid and Mamluk Dynasties (1187-1517) IX. Pilgrimages Under Ottoman Rule (1517-1917) X. Pilgrimages During the British Mandate and Under the Israelis (1917-2001) XI. A Summing-Up: "Unity in Diversity" and the Symbolism of the Journey Selected Chronology Appendix I. Selected List of Accounts Cited, in Chronological Order Appendix II. The Destruction of the Herodian Temple: An Account by Flavius Josephus, 70 CE Appendix III. The Travels of St. Willibald, 720-726 Appendix IV. List of the Presents Brought Home from Jerusalem by Nompar de Caumont, 1420 Appendix V. Instructions for Christian Pilgrims, c. 1484 Appendix VI. Balfour and the Zionists Appendix VII. Reports by Albright Fellows, 1990-2000 Notes Selected Bibliography Index List of MapsIsrael today (CIA World Factbook 2000) Circular map of the world, thirteenth century (The British Library) Jerusalem: the Old City (Eklectica Graphic Design) Mini-map from Bernhard von Breydenbach's map of Jerusalem, 1486(Courtesy of the Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine) Medieval "T in O" map (Eklectica Graphic Design) ...
