Selling Jerusalem

Relics, Replicas, Theme Parks

By: Annabel Jane Wharton

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Paperback | 1 May 2006 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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"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"

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Non-Fiction History Earliest Times to Present Day Early History from 500 to 1500 Religion & Beliefs Christianity Christian Churches, Denominations, Groups Roman Catholicism Archaeology Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History

Society & Culture Cultural Studies Popular Culture Social Groups Social & Cultural Aspects of Religious Groups Religion History of Religion

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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Selling Jerusalem

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