Jerusalem : Idea and Reality

Jerusalem, the holy city of three faiths, has been the focus of competing historical, religious, and political narratives from Biblical chronicles to today’s headlines. With an aura that transcends the boundaries of time and place, the city itself embodies different levels of reality – indeed, different realities altogether – for both observers and inhabitants. There is the real Jerusalem, a place of ancient streets and monuments, temples and coffee-houses, religious discourse and political argument. But there is also the imaginary and utopian city that exists in the minds of believers, political strategists, and artists. The study of this multifaceted city poses complex questions that range over several fields of inquiry. The multidisciplinary studies in Jerusalem offer insights into this complexity. Chapters by leading scholars examine the significant issues that relate to the perception, representation, and status of the city at the historical, religious, social, artistic, and political levels. Together they provide an essential resource for anyone interested in the paradoxes that Jerusalem offers. This Is A Multidisciplinary Study Of One Of The World's Great Cities, That Is Of Enormous, Historical, Religious And Political Significance. Ever Since The Temple Crowned The Skyline Of Jerusalem, The City Has Captured The Imagination Of Religious Scholars, Artists, Politicians, And Lay People, Creating For Jerusalem An Aura That Transcends The Boundaries Of Location, Time, And Reality. The Essays In This Volume Realize The Complexity Of A City Like Jerusalem, Especially In Terms Of The Many Moods It Invokes In Those Who Cherish It, And How Its Many Faces (both Real And Imagined) Came To Be Formed And Reformed Throughout The Centuries As A Result Of Religious And Socio-political Factors. Written By Many Noted Scholars In The Fields Of Politics, History, Geography, Religious Studies, Sociology, Art History, Architecture And Cultural Studies, This Is A Valuable Resource For All Those Interested In The Wonders Of Jerusalem. One City, One Faith, One God: Notes On Jerusalem's Religious Complexity / F. E. Peters -- Jerusalem In Jewish History, Tradition, And Memory / Lee I. Levine -- The Temple Mount In Jewish And Early Christian Traditions: A New Look / Yaron Z. Eliav -- Early Christian Jerusalem: The City Of The Cross / Oliver Larry Yarbrough -- The Symbolism Of Jerusalem In Early Islam / Suleiman A. Mourad -- The Holy Fool Still Speaks: Religious Radicalism And Mental Pathology In The Case Of The Jerusalem Syndrome / Alexander Van Der Haven -- Sacred Space And Mythic Time In The Early Printed Maps Of Jerusalem / Rehav Rubin -- Seeing Is Believing: Auguste Salzmann And The Photographic Representation Of Jerusalem / Emmie Donadio -- Fayruz, The Rahbani Brothers, Jerusalem And The Leba-stinian Song / Christopher Stone -- Jerusalem In The Visual Propaganda Of Post-revolutionary Iran / Christiane J. Gruber -- Negotiating The City: A Perspective Of A Jerusalemite / Sari Nusseibeh -- Palestinian Jerusalem: A Modern And Vibrant City / Issam Nassar -- Jerusalem In And Out Of Focus: The City In Zionist Ideology / Tamar Mayer -- Administering Jordanian Jerusalem: Constructing National Identity / Kimberly Katz -- The Palestinian Political Leadership In East Jerusalem After 1967 / Elie Rekhess -- Yerushalayim, Al-quds, And The Wizard Of Oz: Facing The Problem Of Jerusalem After Camp David Ii And The Al-aqsa Intifada / Ian S. Lustick -- Negotiating Jerusalem: Reflections Of An Israeli Negotiator / Gilead Sher. Edited By Tamar Mayer And Suleiman A. Mourad. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 Figures......Page 10 Contributors......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 16 1 Introduction......Page 20 2 Jerusalem: One city, one faith, one god......Page 33 3 Jerusalem in Jewish history, tradition, and memory......Page 46 4 The Temple Mount in Jewish and early Christian traditions: A new look......Page 66 5 Early Christian Jerusalem: The city of the cross......Page 86 6 The symbolism of Jerusalem in early Islam......Page 105 7 The holy fool still speaks: The Jerusalem Syndrome as a religious subculture......Page 122 8 Sacred space and mythic time in the early printed maps of Jerusalem......Page 142 9 Seeing is believing: Auguste Salzmann and the photographic representation of Jerusalem......Page 159 10 Fayruz, the Rahbani Brothers, Jerusalem, and the Leba-stinian song......Page 174 11 Jerusalem in the visual propaganda of post-revolutionary Iran......Page 187 12 Negotiating the city: A perspective of a Jerusalemite......Page 217 13 Jerusalem in the late Ottoman period: Historical writing and the native voice......Page 224 14 Jerusalem in and out of focus: The city in Zionist ideology......Page 243 15 Administering Jordanian Jerusalem: Constructing national identity......Page 264 16 The Palestinian political leadership in East Jerusalem after 1967......Page 285 17 Yerushalayim, al-Quds, and the Wizard of Oz: The problem of ‘‘Jerusalem’’ after Camp David II and the Aqsa Intifada......Page 302 18 Negotiating Jerusalem: Reflections of an Israeli negotiator......Page 322 Index......Page 340 Jerusalem: one city, one faith, one God / F.E. Peters Jerusalem in Jewish history, tradition, and memory / Lee I. Levine The Temple Mount in Jewish and early Christian traditions: a new look / Yaron Z. Eliav Early Christian Jerusalem: the city of the cross / Oliver Larry Yarbrough The symbolism of Jerusalem in early Islam / Suleiman Ali Mourad The holy fool still speaks: the Jerusalem syndrome as a religious subculture / Alexander van der Haven Sacred space and mythic time in the early printed maps of Jerusalem / Rehav Rubin Seeing is believing: Auguste Salzmann and the photographic representation of Jerusalem / Emmie Donadio Fayruz, the Rahbani brothers, Jerusalem, and the Leba-stinian song / Christopher Stone Jerusalem in the visual propaganda of post-revolutionary Iran / Christiane J. Gruber Negotiating the city: a perspective of a Jerusalemite / Sari Nusseibeh Jerusalem in the late Ottoman period: historical writing and the native voice / Issam Nassar Jerusalem in and out of focus: the city in Zionist ideology / Tamar Mayer Administering Jordanian Jerusalem: constructing national identity / Kimberly Katz The Palestinian political leadership in East Jerusalem after 1967 / Elie Rekhess Yerushalayim, al-Quds, and the Wizard of Oz: the problem of "Jerusalem" after Camp David II and the Aqsa Intifada / Ian S. Lustick Negotiating Jerusalem: reflections of an Israeli negotiator / Gilead Sher. Jerusalem, the holy city of three faiths, has been the focus of competing historical, religious, and political narratives from Biblical chronicles to today s headlines. With an aura that transcends the boundaries of time and place, the city itself embodies different levels of reality indeed, different realities altogether for both observers and inhabitants. There is the real Jerusalem, a place of ancient streets and monuments, temples and coffee-houses, religious discourse and political argument. But there is also the imaginary and utopian city that exists in the minds of believers, political strategists, and artists. The study of this multifaceted city poses complex questions that range over several fields of inquiry. The multidisciplinary studies in Jerusalem offer insights into this complexity. Chapters by leading scholars examine the significant issues that relate to the perception, representation, and status of the city at the historical, religious, social, artistic, and political levels. Together they provide an essential resource for anyone interested in the paradoxes that Jerusalem offers. " Presents a multidisciplinary study of one of the world's great cities, that is of enormous, historical, religious and political significance. This book contains essays that realize the complexity of a city like Jerusalem, especially in terms of the many moods it invokes in those who cherish it and how its many faces came to be formed and reformed. With contributions from many noted scholars in a wide range of fields, this is a multidisciplinary study of one of the world's great cities that is of enormous, historical, religious and political significance