Selling Jerusalem : relics, replicas, theme parks
Argues that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations. From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints, this work describes the evolving forms by which the city has been possessed in the West.
History
xi, 271 s. : illustrations
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Introduction: project, keywords
Fragmented Jerusalem : city as gift
Replicated Jerusalem : temple, templars, and primitive accumulation
Fabricated Jerusalem : Franciscans and pious mountains
Mechanically reproduced Jerusalem : entrepreneurs and tourists
Spectacularized Jerusalem : imperialism, globalization, and the Holy Land as theme park
Conclusion: illusion and immateriality