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For nineteenth century scholars the Holy Land was not just a region of the globe - it was an idea, an intellectual and moral space charged with the heat of debate between those trying to understand the religious, social and scientific upheavals of the time. Edwin Aiken explores the various ways in which geographical knowledge was used in these debates. In particular he shows how religious writers called upon geographical knowledge to the benefit of their readers. The result is an original and stimulating work of scholarship that demonstrates the significance of the geography of the Holy Land in Western thought and argument, and makes important contributions to the history of geography, the nature of Orientalism, and to the evolving relationship between religion and science.

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Author:   Edwin James Aiken
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9781350170865

ISBN 10:   1350170860
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   25 June 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Illustrations 1. Introduction: Inscribing Terra Sancta 2. A History of Scriptural Geography 3. The Didactic Order: Michael Russell 4. The Polemical Order: Josias Leslie Porter 5. The Contextual Order: George Adam Smith 6. Conclusion: Learning from the story Notes Bibliography Index

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Edwin James Aiken is a member of the School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology at Queen's University, Belfast.

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