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Selling Jerusalem

Relics, Replicas, Theme Parks

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Published: 1st May 2006
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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City--military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of "ownership." Wharton makes the innovative argument here that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations.
From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints and contemporary theme parks, Wharton describes the evolving forms by which the city has been possessed in the West. She also maps those changing embodiments of the Holy City against shifts in the western market. From the gift-and-barter economy of the early Middle Ages to contemporary globalization, both money and the representations of Jerusalem have become progressively incorporeal, abstract, illusionistic, and virtual.
"Selling Jerusalem "offers a penetrating introduction to the explosive combination of piety and capital at work in religious objects and global politics. It is sure to interest students and scholars of art history, economic history, popular culture, religion, and architecture, as well as those who want to better understand Jerusalem's problematic place in history.

"Timely, creative, and engagingly written, Selling Jerusalem is the work of a mature scholar of established reputation. It takes the form of a constant flow from one interesting topic to another." - Conrad Rudolph, author of Pilgrimage to the End of the World"

Introduction: Project, Keywords, Debts
Fragmented Jerusalem: City as Gift
Replicated Jerusalem: Temple, Templars, and Primitive Accumulation
Fabricated Jerusalem: Franciscans and Pious Mountains
Mechanically Reproduced Jerusalem: Entrepreneurs and Tourists
Spectacularized Jerusalem: Imperialism, Globalization, and the Holy Land as Theme Park
Conclusion: Illusion and Immateriality
Bibliography
Index
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ISBN: 9780226894218
ISBN-10: 0226894215
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 296
Published: 1st May 2006
Dimensions (cm): 26.0 x 18.7  x 2.1
Weight (kg): 0.874