Inventing the holy land: american protestant pilgrimage to palestine, 1865–1941
Auteur :
Rogers, Stephanie Stidham
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780739148426
Date de publication :
6 janv. 2011
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,3 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
429 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book examines the relationship between American Protestants and Palestine from 1842-1917. The eastward views of Palestine drew the ancient biblical past into the present for Protestants, thus bringing a sharper focus to a new frontier and inventing the idea of a Christian Holy Land.