The Temple of Jerusalem /

Goldhill, Simon.

The Temple of Jerusalem / Simon Goldhill. - Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2005. - 194 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Wonders of the world . - Wonders of the world (Cambridge, Mass.) .

Originally published: London : Profile Books, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-183) and index.

A monument of the imagination -- Solomon's Temple: the glory and the destruction -- Rebuilding the temple: a vision from exile -- Herod's temple: a wonder of the world -- The temple of the scholars: a building of words -- Your body is a temple -- Caliphs and crusaders -- The artist's eye -- Travellers' tales -- Archaeology and imperialism -- The temple as myth: Freemasons and Knights Templar -- The temple is ours!

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Temple of Jerusalem--History.

DS109.3 / .G65 2005