Pilgrimage in early Christian Jordan : a literary and archaeological guide / Burton MacDonald.

By:

MacDonald, Burton, 1939-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Oxford ; Oakville : Oxbow Books, David Brown, 2010Edition: First EditionDescription: xi, 252 pagesContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780977409495
097740949X

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

203.50937 B U R

Contents:

Introduction to the sites -- Early Christian pilgrimage in Jordan -- Casting out demons : Gadara (Umm Qays) and Gerasa (Jerash) -- Elijah the Tishbite : Listib/Al-Istib, Wadi Cherith and Tall Mar Elyas -- The site of the baptism and Elijah's ascension : Bethany byond the Jordan -- The memorial of Moses : Mount Nebo -- City of churches and mosaics : Madaba -- Saint Stephen : deacon & first Christian martyr : Umm ar-Rasas -- The beheading of John the Baptist : Machaerus/Mukawar -- Lot's Cave, incest and a place of pilgrimage : Dayr 'Ayn 'Abata -- The memorial of Aaron : Jabal Haroun (near Petra).

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies	203.50937 B U R (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		001352

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-240) and indexes.

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