The Holy Land Reborn
The Holy Land Reborn

Author: Toni Huber

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2008-09-15

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 0226356507

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The Dalai Lama has said that Tibetans consider themselves “the child of Indian civilization” and that India is the “holy land” from whose sources the Tibetans have built their own civilization. What explains this powerful allegiance to India? In The Holy Land Reborn ̧ Toni Huber investigates how Tibetans have maintained a ritual relationship to India, particularly by way of pilgrimage, and what it means for them to consider India as their holy land. Focusing on the Tibetan creation and recreation of India as a destination, a landscape, and a kind of other, in both real and idealized terms, Huber explores how Tibetans have used the idea of India as a religious territory and a sacred geography in the development of their own religion and society. In a timely closing chapter, Huber also takes up the meaning of India for the Tibetans who live in exile in their Buddhist holy land. A major contribution to the study of Buddhism, The Holy Land Reborn describes changes in Tibetan constructs of India over the centuries, ultimately challenging largely static views of the sacred geography of Buddhism in India.

The Land, the Bible, and History
The Land, the Bible, and History

Author: Alain Marchadour

Publisher: Fordham Univ Press

Published: 2009-08-25

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0823226611

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This unique book offers a Catholic view of the Holy Land in the debate that rages among Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Alain Marchadour and David Neuhaus, two biblical scholars and priests living in Jerusalem, clearly analyze the Promised Land-as concept, history, and contested terrain-in Catholic teaching and doctrine. They offer an analytical reading of the entire Christian Bible (Old and New Testaments) with reference to the idea of the Land promised by God. They explore early and medieval attitudes, especially with regard to the Holy Places and the Jewish people. Moving carefully to the present day, they focus on anti-Semitism, the tragedy ofthe Shoah, Western colonialism in the Middle East, the creation of the State of Israel, and the birth of the Palestinian refugee problem as they examine Catholic reactions to the tumultuous events of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, particularly the renewal of Catholic thought in the aftermath of the Second Vatican Council. Studying the most recent Church documents, Marchadour and Neuhaus confront the ongoing struggle for peace, justice, and reconciliation in the Middle East. This illuminating book is an essential tool for all those struggling to understand the links between the Bible, the Church, and contemporary Middle Eastern realities, especially in Israel and Palestine.

My Promised Land
My Promised Land

Author: Ari Shavit

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2013-11-19

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 0812984641

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “A deeply reported, deeply personal history of Zionism and Israel that does something few books even attempt: It balances the strength and weakness, the idealism and the brutality, the hope and the horror, that has always been at Zionism’s heart.”—Ezra Klein, The New York Times Winner of the Natan Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Ari Shavit’s riveting work, now updated with new material, draws on historical documents, interviews, and private diaries and letters, as well as his own family’s story, to create a narrative larger than the sum of its parts: both personal and of profound historical dimension. As he examines the complexities and contradictions of the Israeli condition, Shavit asks difficult but important questions: Why did Israel come to be? How did it come to be? Can it survive? Culminating with an analysis of the issues and threats that Israel is facing, My Promised Land uses the defining events of the past to shed new light on the present. Shavit’s analysis of Israeli history provides a landmark portrait of a small, vibrant country living on the edge, whose identity and presence play a crucial role in today’s global political landscape.

Catalogue
Catalogue

Author: Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. Library

Publisher:

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 734

ISBN-13:

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The Culture and Religion of the Holy Land in the 21st Century
The Culture and Religion of the Holy Land in the 21st Century

Author: Tom Meyer

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2011-04-19

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781461110798

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Tom Meyer combines ancient and modern history, research and personal experience of living with Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem over a period of four years to reveal exciting insights into the humanity, history, religion and politics of the Holy Land as we enter the 21st century. Inside you'll find- - Information to equip you with an introductory knowledge of Middle East culture and religion, with an emphasis on the religious, historical, and political features of Israel and Palestine. - Data to better recognize the culture and religion within Israel and Palestine in its specific historical and geographical context and how they compare, contrast and relate to one another. - Facts to help you understand and describe important aspects of the various tensions in the Holy Land. - The tools you'll need to acquire the ability to identify and explain popular subjects pertaining to Israel and Palestine and the Middle East at large. Tom Meyer has an MA in the Historical Geography of Israel and another MA in Middle East Culture and Religion from Jerusalem University College. He is currently working towards a PHD. His ministry Wordsower tells complete books of the Holy Bible word for word from memory. www.thescripturecannotbebroken.com

Jesus and the Land
Jesus and the Land

Author: Gary M. Burge

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1441212329

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This accessible volume describes first-century Jewish and Christian beliefs about the land of Israel and offers a full survey of New Testament passages that directly address the question of land and faith. Respected New Testament scholar Gary M. Burge examines present-day tensions surrounding "territorial religion" in the modern Middle East, helping contemporary Christians develop a Christian theology of the land and assess Bible-based claims in discussions of the Israeli-Palestinian struggle.