Jerusalem in the 19th century--the Old City /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ben-Arieh, Yehoshua
Format: Book
Language:English
Hebrew
Published: Jerusalem : New York : Yad Izhak Ben Zvi Institute ; St. Martin's Press, 1984
Jerusalem : New York : 1984
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Part Five: The Jewish Community of Jerusalem at the End of the Ottoman Period (1870-1914)
  • 1. The Continued Growth of the Jewish Population and the Proliferation of Kolelim
  • 2. Jewish Religious Institutions and the Growing Importance of the Wailing Wall
  • 3. The Expansion of the Jewish Quarter and the Beginning of its Decline
  • Epilogue: The Old City in Context
  • Part Four: The Jewish Community of Jerusalem before the Expansion Beyond the Old City Walls (1800-1870)
  • 1. Growth of the Jewish Population Before 1870
  • 1. The Subdivision of the Jewish Community
  • 3. Synagogues, Talmudi Torah and Yeshivot; the Wailing Wall as a Prayer Site
  • 4. The Jewish Quarter
  • 5. Christian Missionary Activity: Institutions for Health, Education and WElfare; the Karaites
  • Part Three: The Christian Communities: The Christian Quarter: The Armenian Quarter
  • 1. Western Activity; Christian Inhabitants and Pilgrims
  • 2. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
  • 3. The Christian Quarter; the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Communities
  • 4. The Eastern Communities: Copts, Ethiopians, Armenians and Syrians; the Armenian Quarter
  • 5. The Protestant Communities: Institutions and Missionary Activities
  • Part Two: Ottoman Rule: The Muslim Population: The Temple Mount and the Muslim Quarter
  • 1. Ottoman Rule
  • 2. The Muslim Community
  • 3. The Temple Mount
  • 4. The Muslim Quarter and its Functional Structures
  • 5. Penetrtion of Christian and Western Elements into the Muslim Quarter
  • Prologue: Nineteenth-Century Jerusalem: The Sources
  • Part One: The Old City: Its Appearance, Sources of Livelihood, Water Supply and Sanitation
  • 1. The City Plan; the Built-up Area
  • 2. The Economy and Pursuits of Jerusalem's Population (Its Crafts, Commerce, Markets and Rhythm of Life)
  • 3. Water Supply: Springs, Pools, Cisterns and the Aqueduct
  • 4. Sanitation and Health