Ebook {Epub PDF} The Rock: A Tale of Seventh-Century Jerusalem by Kanan Makiya

The rock: a tale of seventh-century Jerusalem. "This historically based account of the building of the Dome of the Rock reconstructs the paths of the actual individuals whose spiritual journeys revolved around the seventh-century lore of the Rock." -- bltadwin.ru Interaction Count: The Rock: A Tale of Seventh-century Jerusalem. Kanan Makiya. Constable, - American fiction - pages. 1 Review 5/5(1). The Rock: A Tale of Seventh-Century Jerusalem, by Kanan Makiya. New York: Pantheon Books, pages. Sources to p. Illustrations to p. Acknowledgments.

The Rock: A Tale of Seventh-Century Jerusalem by Kanan Makiya One of Saddam's leading critics has written a fable of faiths at war - and at peace. The Rock: A Tale of Seventh-Century Jerusalem by Kanan Makiya. Pantheon. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that'll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Kanan Makiya (born ) is an Iraqi-American academic and a professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Brandeis bltadwin.ru gained international attention writing the book Republic of Fear, which became a best-seller after Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, and Cruelty and Silence (), a critique of the Arab intelligentsia. Makiya would later lobby the U.S. government to.

The Rock: A Tale of Seventh-Century Jerusalem by Kanan Makiya. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, , Kanan Makiya gathers together the stories, legends, and beliefs that define the Rock—the place where Adam landed in his fall from Paradise and where Abraham attempted to sacrifice his first-born; where Solomon’s Temple stood and where Jesus preached; the rock from which Muhammad ascended to heaven—and transforms them into a narrative of novelistic depth and drama. 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. From the Back Cover.