The Temple of Jerusalem |
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| Author:
| Goldhill, Simon |
| Series title: | Wonders of the World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-01797-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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It was destroyed nearly 2000 years ago, and yet the Temple of Jerusalem--cultural memory, symbol, and site--remains one of the most powerful, and most contested, buildings in the world. This glorious structure, imagined and re-imagined, reconsidered and reinterpreted again and again over two millennia, emerges in all its historical, cultural, and religious significance in Simon Goldhill's account.
It was destroyed nearly 2000 years ago, and yet the Temple of Jerusalem--cultural memory, symbol, and site--remains one of the most powerful, and most contested, buildings in the world. This glorious structure, imagined and re-imagined, reconsidered and reinterpreted again and again over two millennia, emerges in all its historical, cultural, and religious significance in Simon Goldhill's account.