Hamblin, William James, author.

Solomon's temple : myth and history / William Hamblin and David Seely.

London ; New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, [2007]
©2007

224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

The only up-to-date illustrated account of one of the most intriguing and influential buildings in history. The Temple of Solomon has been the focus of profound spiritual reverence for over three thousand years. From its Bronze Age antecedents in the portable shrines of nomadic tribes, through countless permutations in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the idea of the Temple of Solomon--a place of communion between God and man--has proven endlessly alluring. The sacred building itself was destroyed more than once, on the last occasion by the Romans in AD 70, yet the great church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, the headquarters of the Templars, and numerous medieval cathedrals were all conceived as symbolic re-creations of Solomon's original. Medieval magicians practiced magic to harness the demons who were believed to have constructed the Temple, and mystics of all faiths had visions of a celestial Temple, mirroring that on earth, where divine secrets would be revealed. "Solomon's Temple" draws on holy texts and mystic writings, works of art and architecture, modern reconstructions, and photographs to reveal the myriad ways in which the Temple and the sacred ground on which it stood have inspired mankind through the ages.

9780500251331 (hbk.)
0500251339 (hbk.)

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) History.
Temple de Jérusalem (Jérusalem) Histoire.
Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)
Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel)
Temple of God.
Temple de Dieu.
Jerusalem Tempel.

Nonfiction.
History

Seely, David Rolph, author.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 252076
Cote: BIB 181712
Statut: Disponible