{"product_id":"jerusalem-the-holy-city-francis-peters-9780691006413","title":"Jerusalem: The Holy City in the Eyes of Chroniclers, Visitors, Pilgrims, and Prophets from the Days of Abraham to the Beginnings of Modern Times | Francis E. Peters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis remarkable portrayal of Jerusalem has become a favorite of many readers interested in this city's dramatic past.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF. E. Peters\u003c\/strong\u003e skillfully unites these moving eyewitness statements in an immensely readable narrative commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eOriginally published in 1985.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF. E. Peters:\u003c\/strong\u003e American Academic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF. E. Peters\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literature and History at New York University’s Near Eastern Center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has written a number of books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eJudaism, Christianity, and Islam: The Classical Texts and Their Interpretation\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eMost recently, he has published a three-volume history of Mecca and the celebrated Islamic pilgrimage called the Hajj.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrinceton Legacy Library\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51512045633851,"sku":"0691006415","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780691006413.jpg?v=1787454886","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/jerusalem-the-holy-city-francis-peters-9780691006413","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}