The Dome of the Rock

Oleg Grabar

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Belknap Press
30 October 2006

Religious buildings; History

The Dome of the Rock, the beautiful Muslim shrine in the walled Old City of Jerusalem, was fully restored to its original state in the last half-century. Thus, this structure, sited on the third holiest spot on earth for Muslims, is at once a product of the seventh century and almost entirely the work of our own times--a paradox in keeping with the complexities and contradictions of history and religion, architecture and ideology that define this site.

This book tells the story of the Dome of the Rock, from the first fateful decades of its creation--on the esplanade built in the fourth decade B.C.E. for the Second Jewish Temple--to its engulfment in the clashes of the Crusades and the short-lived Christianization of all of Jerusalem, to its modern acquisition of different and potent meanings for Muslim,

Christian, and Jewish cultures.

Oleg Grabar's presentation combines what we know of the building with the views of past observers and with the broader historical, cultural, and aesthetic implications of the monument. Primarily it is as a work of art that the Dome of the Rock stands out from these pages, understood for the quality that allows it to transcend the constrictions of period and perhaps even those of faith and culture. Finally, Grabar grapples with the question this monumental work of art so eloquently poses: whether the pious requirements of a specific community can be reconciled with universal aesthetic values.

By: Oleg Grabar
Imprint: Belknap Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780674023130
ISBN 10: 0674023137
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 30 October 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Oleg Grabar is Professor Emeritus of Islamic Art and Architecture, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, the author of more than twenty books, and co-editor of Late Antiquity: A Guide to the Postclassical World (Harvard).

Reviews for The Dome of the Rock

In this slender and synthetic volume, the old master has returned once again to his first love, trying to distill a century or more of scholarship into an entertaining and readable...book. It is aimed not at his usual scholarly audience, but at the few hardy--and all armchair--travelers to Jerusalem who wish to learn more about its most prominent building...Oleg Grabar shows not only how long and deep is Islam's association with Judaism and Christianity, but also how Islam and its great contributions to world civilization have evolved and changed over time.--Jonathan Bloom Times Literary Supplement (12/07/2007)