Jerusalem and Other Holy Places as Foci of Multireligious and Ideological Confrontation demonstrates the variety in the study of holy places, as well as the fle
This book is about ways in which the land of Israel, the homeland of the most paradigmatic of all diasporas, was envisioned in late antiquity and the early Midd
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Travel and pilgrimage have become central research topics in recent years. Some archaeologists and historians have applied globalization theories to ancient int