Jerusalem in History

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Analyzes the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic histories of Jerusalem from biblical times until the present. Examines the ways each faith has made its claim upon the holy city. Topics include the Davidic city and the Temple of Solomon, the Byzantine interlude, the coming of Islam and the Dome of the Rock, the Crusades, and the place of Jerusalem in modern Jewish and Palestinian nationalisms. CR: So. stdg.