Jerusalem: The Holy City in the Eyes of Chroniclers, Visitors, Pilgrims, and Prophets from the Days of Abraham to the Beginnings of Modern Times (Princeton Legacy Library Book 5165)

This remarkable portrayal of Jerusalem has become a favorite of many readers interested in this city's dramatic past. Through a collection of firsthand accounts, we see Jerusalem as it appeared through the centuries to a fascinating variety of observers--Jews, Christians, Muslims, and secularists, from pilgrim to warrior to merchant. F. E. Peters skillfully unites these moving eyewitness statements in an immensely readable narrative commentary. Originally published in 1985. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. This remarkable portrayal of Jerusalem has become a favorite of many readers interested in this city's dramatic past. Through a collection of firsthand accounts, we see Jerusalem as it appeared through the centuries to a fascinating variety of observers--Jews, Christians, Muslims, and secularists, from pilgrim to warrior to merchant. F.E. Peters skillfully unites these moving eyewitness statements in an immensely readable narrative commentary. Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Holy Land, Holy City 2. Jews and Greeks in Jerusalem 3. Not a Stone Upon a Stone: The Destruction of the Holy City 4. Mother of All the Churches 5. The Holy House: The Muslims Come to Jerusalem 6. The Uncertain Glory: Jerusalem Under the Abbasids and Fatimids, A.D. 750–1000 7. The Coming of the Crusade 8. Jerusalem Under the Latin Cross 9. The Holy War of Islam 10. The Face of Medieval Jerusalem 11. Piety and Polemic: The Crusader Legacy in the Holy City 12. The End of the Middle Ages 13. Jerusalem Observed: The Medieval City Through Modern Eyes Notes Works Cited Index