Jerusalem in the 19th century : the Old City
1984, 1st edition. Jerusalem ; New York : Yad Izhak Ben Zvi Institute ; St. Martin's Press. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #392703
ISBN: 0312441878
Physical description: xiii, 438 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm. Notes: Translation of: Yerushalayim ba-me ah ha-tesha - e reh, ha- Ir ha- Ati ah. "Sequel to ... The rediscovery of the Holy Land in the nineteenth century"--Preface. Includes indexes. Translated from the Hebrew. Contents: Prologue: Nineteenth-Century Jerusalem: The Sources -- Part One: The Old City: Its Appearance, Sources of Livelihood, Water Supply and Sanitation -- 1. The City Plan; the Built-up Area -- 2. The Economy and Pursuits of Jerusalem's Population (Its Crafts, Commerce, Markets and Rhythm of Life) -- 3. Water Supply: Springs, Pools, Cisterns and the Aqueduct -- 4. Sanitation and Health. Part Two: Ottoman Rule: The Muslim Population: The Temple Mount and the Muslim Quarter -- 1. Ottoman Rule -- 2. The Muslim Community -- 3. The Temple Mount -- 4. The Muslim Quarter and its Functional Structures -- 5. Penetrtion of Christian and Western Elements into the Muslim Quarter. Part Three: The Christian Communities: The Christian Quarter: The Armenian Quarter -- 1. Western Activity; Christian Inhabitants and Pilgrims -- 2. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre -- 3. The Christian Quarter; the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Communities -- 4. The Eastern Communities: Copts, Ethiopians, Armenians and Syrians; the Armenian Quarter -- 5. The Protestant Communities: Institutions and Missionary Activities. Part Four: The Jewish Community of Jerusalem before the Expansion Beyond the Old City Walls (1800-1870) -- 1. Growth of the Jewish Population Before 1870 -- 1. The Subdivision of the Jewish Community -- 3. Synagogues, Talmudi Torah and Yeshivot; the Wailing Wall as a Prayer Site -- 4. The Jewish Quarter -- 5. Christian Missionary Activity: Institutions for Health, Education and WElfare; the Karaites. Part Five: The Jewish Community of Jerusalem at the End of the Ottoman Period (1870-1914) -- 1. The Continued Growth of the Jewish Population and the Proliferation of Kolelim -- 2. Jewish Religious Institutions and the Growing Importance of the Wailing Wall -- 3. The Expansion of the Jewish Quarter and the Beginning of its Decline -- Epilogue: The Old City in Context. Subjects: Jerusalem History 19th century; Middle East Jerusalem; Israel, Jerusalem History; Palestine, Jerusalem History; Judaism.
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