AP/HIST 3793 3.00

Jerusalem: Sacred City, Bloody City

Cross-listed with AP/HUMA 3843 3.00.

Responsible Unit: Department of Humanities
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Since antiquity, Jerusalem has been a focal point for both spiritual transcendence and earthly strife. This course explores the history of a city holy to three major Western religions. It focuses on the political and religious factors that have shaped its changing meaning for Jews, Christians, and Muslims and the controversies that surround it to this day.