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This article focuses on three main aspects: the presence of the Holy Land in the Russian literature of pilgrimage, the creation in Palestine of Russian institutions, and the representations of the Holy Land in Russian architecture. By d…
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This article analyses perceptions of the Holy Land through the pictorial representations of Jewish holy places in the Romanian Moldavia synagogues from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century. These images implied the sanctity of the bibli…
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Rich in historical details and artistic illustrations of the Near East and the Holy Land, the selected accounts of journeys and pilgrimages written by European and American Christians (Catholic and Protestant) provide numerous and broad…
“Are you pilgrims here?” continued he.
“Not precisely.”
“Only tourists, perhaps?”
“Something that way,” volunteered the Californian. “Just so, sort of half and half—killing tw…
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This paper aims at offering valuable insights into the complex encounter between 19th-century Western travelers and the urban landscape of Palestine. The first part shows that, despite their efforts to distance themselves from the religious o…
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In 1842 the middle-aged Austrian Ida Pfeiffer (1797-1858) set out for the Holy Land. To counter protests from her family, horrified by her plan to travel alone, Pfeiffer, who became a well-respected travel writer, disguised this journey as a …
Introduction
– Travels, Travel Literature and Related Historiography – This Issue: from the Call for Papers to Publication
This monographic…
Introduction
– Travels, Travel Literature and Related Historiography – This Issue: from the Call for Papers to Publication
This monographic…
Introduction
– Travels, Travel Literature and Related Historiography – This Issue: from the Call for Papers to Publication
This monographic…
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