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The Unvarying East : Modern Scenes and Ancient Scriptures / E. J. Hardy.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Kiraz Historic Travels ArchivePublisher: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: 1 online resource (338 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781607243182
  • 9781463219079
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- AGRICULTURE -- BEASTS AND BIRDS -- BUSINESS -- CELEBRATED CITIES -- CHILDREN -- CLOTHES AND ORNAMENTS -- CLIMATE AND WEATHER -- COMMANDMENTS AND LAWS -- CUSTOMS -- DEATH AND BURIAL -- DISEASE -- DRINKING -- DWELLINGS -- EATING -- EGYPT -- FIRE AND FUEL -- HOLY PLACES -- MARRIAGE -- MODES OF EXPRESSION -- PITS AND WATERS -- PLANTS AND TREES -- PUNISHMENT -- SERPENTS AND INSECTS -- SERVANTS -- SHEPHERDS AND SHEEP -- WAR -- WORSHIP -- INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS -- INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
Summary: E. J. Hardy traveled widely and emerged as a skilled writer. This account of the Holy Land, written by a clergyman, is an effort to provide a touchstone for modern readers who are interested in the biblical story. Beginning almost as a gazetteer, Hardy describes the agriculture and fauna of the Palestine of his day. A distinctive travelogue, this account of the Holy Land will appeal to a wide range of readers.
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- AGRICULTURE -- BEASTS AND BIRDS -- BUSINESS -- CELEBRATED CITIES -- CHILDREN -- CLOTHES AND ORNAMENTS -- CLIMATE AND WEATHER -- COMMANDMENTS AND LAWS -- CUSTOMS -- DEATH AND BURIAL -- DISEASE -- DRINKING -- DWELLINGS -- EATING -- EGYPT -- FIRE AND FUEL -- HOLY PLACES -- MARRIAGE -- MODES OF EXPRESSION -- PITS AND WATERS -- PLANTS AND TREES -- PUNISHMENT -- SERPENTS AND INSECTS -- SERVANTS -- SHEPHERDS AND SHEEP -- WAR -- WORSHIP -- INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS -- INDEX OF SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

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E. J. Hardy traveled widely and emerged as a skilled writer. This account of the Holy Land, written by a clergyman, is an effort to provide a touchstone for modern readers who are interested in the biblical story. Beginning almost as a gazetteer, Hardy describes the agriculture and fauna of the Palestine of his day. A distinctive travelogue, this account of the Holy Land will appeal to a wide range of readers.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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