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Overview
The Rock of Jerusalem is one of the world's most spiritually resonant and politically contentious sites: where Adam first stepped upon leaving Paradise, Abraham attempted to sacrifice Isaac, Jesus preached, and Muhammad began his night journey to heaven, . Sorting through the rubble of the three competing faiths, Kanan Makiya has woven a vivid tapestry from centuries of legend and belief to imagine the origins of Islam's first monument, the Dome of the Rock. A narrative of mythic power, The Rock offers a grand tour of seventh-century Jerusalem and-by reminding us of how much Jews and Muslims once shared-serves as a bracing talisman for our times.
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- ISBN-13: 9780375700781
- ISBN-10: 0375700781
- Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publish Date: August 2002
- Dimensions: 7.96 x 5.26 x 0.76 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.72 pounds
- Page Count: 368
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