The Holy City

Author : Patrick McCabe
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781408806432

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Now entering his sixty-seventh year, Chris McCool can confidently call himself a member of the Happy Club: he has an attractive and exceedingly accommodating Croatian girlfriend and has been told he bears more than a passing resemblance to Roger Moore. As he looks back on the glory days of his youth, he recalls the swinging sixties of rural Ireland: a decade in which the cool cats sang along to Lulu and drove around in Ford Cortinas, when swinging meant wearing velvet trousers and shirts with frills, and where Dolores McCausland - Dolly Mixtures to those who knew her best - danced on the tops of tables and set the pulses of every man in small-town Cullymore racing. Chris McCool had it all back then. He had the moves, he had the car, and he had Dolly, a woman who purred suggestive songs and tugged gently at her skin-tight dresses, a Protestant femme fatale who was glamorous, transgressive and who called him her very own 'Mr Wonderful'. She was, in short, the answer to this bastard son of a Catholic farmer's prayers. Except that there was another Mr Wonderful in town, a certain Marcus Otoyo - a young Nigerian with glossy curls and a dazzling devoutness that was all but irresistible. Although Chris, of course, was interested in Marcus only because of their shared religious fervour and mutual appreciation of the finer things. That was all. Besides, Mr McCool was always a hopeless romantic - some even described him as excessively so - but is there anything wrong with that? Spiked with macabre humour and disquieting revelations, The Holy City is a brilliant, disturbing and compelling novel from one of Ireland's most original contemporary writers.

Author : Daniel Quinn
Publisher : Steerforth
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781581952391

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The Holy by Daniel Quinn Pdf

They knew us before we began to walk upright. Shamans called them guardians, mythmakers called them tricksters, pagans called them gods, churchmen called them demons, folklorists called them shape-shifters. They’ve obligingly taken any role we’ve assigned them, and, while needing nothing from us, have accepted whatever we thought was their due – love, hate, fear, worship, condemnation, neglect, oblivion. Even in modern times, when their existence is doubted or denied, they continue to extend invitations to those who would travel a different road, a road not found on any of our cultural maps. But now, perceiving us as a threat to life itself, they issue their invitations with a dark purpose of their own. In this dazzling metaphysical thriller, four who put themselves in the hands of these all-but-forgotten Others venture across a sinister American landscape hidden from normal view, finding their way to interlocking destinies of death, terror, transcendental rapture, and shattering enlightenment.

Author : Peter W. L. Walker
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802842879

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Jesus and the Holy City by Peter W. L. Walker Pdf

This book surveys the various landscapes portrayed by the different New Testament authors and draw these together into an overall biblical theology of the ancient city of Jerusalem..

Author : Colin Chapman
Publisher : Lion Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0745951341

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Whose Holy City? by Colin Chapman Pdf

In this informed and enlightening book, Colin Chapman assesses the centrality of Jerusalem in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, tracing its history through the ages and showing how the issues of the past are relevant today. Since 1967, the Israelis have controlled the city and the areas around it, creating new settlements and roads to transform its geography and demography, and provoking intense opposition from the Palestinians. The situation today appears hopeless as the conflict continues violently with Jerusalem at its centre. How, Colin Chapman asks, can the two sides reach agreement over this most holy of cities?

Author : Harry Munt,Thomas Henry Robert Munt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781107042131

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The Holy City of Medina by Harry Munt,Thomas Henry Robert Munt Pdf

Examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries.

Author : Vincent Lemire
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226188232

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Jerusalem 1900 by Vincent Lemire Pdf

Elected Council Members: Citizens, City Dwellers, and Property Owners -- Yussuf Ziya al-Khalidi, the Founding Mayor -- At the Heart of Municipal Action: The Defense of Public Space -- Urbanites All? Public Health, Leisure, and Municipal Finances -- 6. The Wild Revolutionary Days of 1908 -- What Time Was It in Jerusalem? -- The Wild Days of August 1908: Jerusalem's Forgotten Revolution -- Unexpected Fracture Lines -- New Vectors of Lively Public Opinion -- Underneath Communities, Classes? -- 7. Intersecting Identities -- Albert Antébi, Levantine Urbanite -- An "Arab Awakening" in the Chaos of Battle -- Jerusalem and the Parochialism of the "People of the Holy Land"--Jerusalem, the Thrice-Holy City, and the Municipium -- Conclusion: The Bifurcation of Time -- The Bird People -- Ben-Yehuda, the Outsider -- Toward a Shared History -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Author : George Klein
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1992-02-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0262610779

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The Atheist and the Holy City by George Klein Pdf

In this series of 15 essays, which won the Letterstedt Prize, Sweden's equivalent of the Pulitzer, distinguished cell biologist George Klein shares his considerable insights on science and on human nature. Organized loosely as "The Wisdom and Folly of Scientists," "Journeys," "Viruses and Cancer," and "La Condition Humaine," the essays range from lucid explanations of biological and genetic processes to personal remembrances and studies of famous scientists to discussions of the complicity of science and medicine in the Nazi extermination camps.

Author : Lihi Ben Shitrit
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108485470

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Women and the Holy City by Lihi Ben Shitrit Pdf

Addresses the central role of Jewish and Muslim women's movements at the heart of the struggle over Jerusalem's sacred spaces.

Author : Leslie J. Hoppe
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814650813

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The Holy City by Leslie J. Hoppe Pdf

The Holy City begins with a review of the place of Jerusalem in the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each of these is, in some way, an heir and reinterpreted of the religion of ancient Israel. This book proves the place of Jerusalem according to the religious traditions of ancient Israel as preserved in the Old Testament and some early Jewish texts.

Author : George Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BCUL:1099123402

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The Holy City by George Williams Pdf

Author : Joseph Millis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10
Category : Jerusalem
ISBN : 0233004610

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Jerusalem by Joseph Millis Pdf

Jerusalem's rich history stretches back more than two millennia, and three great religions claim the city as holy ground. This lavishly illustrated book celebrates Jerusalem, from its ancient origins to the present day, focusing on such key sites as the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and pivotal moments like the Six Day War. Fifteen removable facsimile documents, including a sixteenth-century letter written by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and a copy of the 1917 Balfour Declaration, bring the city vividly to life.

Author : Tovi Fenster
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317880097

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The Global City and the Holy City by Tovi Fenster Pdf

The Global City & the Holy City explores the local embodied knowledge of women and men of different national, cultural and ethnic identities and age groups, living in London and Jerusalem. Their narratives focus on the three main concepts of Comfort, Belonging and Commitment to the various spaces in which they live. By deconstructing the meanings of these three notions and analyzing their expression in cognitive temporal maps, The Global City & The Holy City examines the practicalities of incorporating this kind of local embodied knowledge into the professional planning and management of cities in the age of globalization.

Author : George Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)
ISBN : ONB:+Z180797805

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“The” Holy City by George Williams Pdf

Author : F. E. Peters
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400886166

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Jerusalem by F. E. Peters Pdf

This remarkable portrayal of Jerusalem has become a favorite of many readers interested in this city's dramatic past. Through a collection of firsthand accounts, we see Jerusalem as it appeared through the centuries to a fascinating variety of observers--Jews, Christians, Muslims, and secularists, from pilgrim to warrior to merchant. F. E. Peters skillfully unites these moving eyewitness statements in an immensely readable narrative commentary. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Johannes Pahlitzsch,Lorenz Korn
Publisher : Dr Ludwig Reichert
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122434355

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Governing the Holy City by Johannes Pahlitzsch,Lorenz Korn Pdf

English description: The history of Jerusalem during the Islamic Middle Ages was not confined to the foundation of sanctuaries, and the struggle over their control - even if these aspects could not be ignored in the context of Jerusalem. Different kinds of sources - buildings, inscriptions, documents and chronicles - inform us about the history of Jerusalem between the Fatimids and the Ottomans, and on the changing social and political factors which shaped the urban environment. German description: Die Geschichte der Stadt Jerusalem im islamischen Mittelalter umfasste mehr als die Einrichtung und Nutzung von Heiligtumern und den Streit um ihre Kontrolle - auch wenn diese Aspekte aus dem Leben in der Stadt nicht wegzudenken waren. Verschiedene Quellen - Bauten, Inschriften, Urkunden und chronikalische Literatur - geben Aufschluss uber die Geschichte Jerusalems zwischen Fatimiden und Osmanen, wobei hier v.a. die wechselnden sozialen und politischen Faktoren in der Gestaltung des stadtischen Lebensumfeldes im Vordergrund stehen.