Mount Sinai
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Mount Sinai

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This study of the Egyptian mountain widely believed to be Mount Sinai examines its geographical features, sacred sites, and the effects of rising tourism. Amid the high mountains of Egypt's southern Sinai Peninsula stands Jebel Musa, "Mount Moses, " which many Christians and Muslims revere as Mount Sinai. In this fascinating study, Joseph Hobbs draws on geography and archaeology, Biblical and Quranic accounts, and a wide array of personal experiences—from Christian monks to Bedouin shepherds, medieval Europeans, and casual tourists—to explore why this mountain came to be considered a sacred place. He also shows how that very perception now threatens its fragile ecology and inspiring solitude. After discussing the physical and geographic characteristics of Jebel Musa that suggest it as the most probable Mount Sinai, Hobbs fully describes all Christian and Muslim sacred sites around the mountain. He also views Mount Sinai from the perspectives of the Jabaliya Bedouins and the monks of the St. Katherine Monastery, both of whom have inhabited in the region for centuries. Hobbs concludes his account with the international debate over whether to build a cable car on Mount Sinai and with an unflinching description of the negative impact of tourism on the delicate desert environment. His book raises important, troubling questions for everyone concerned about the fate of the earth's wild and sacred places.

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Publisher
University of Texas Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780292761513
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Geography
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Frontispiece
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Epigraph
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Conversions and Transliteration
  10. Introduction
  11. One. “A Terrible and Waste-Howling Wilderness”
  12. Two. “You will Worship God on this Mountain”
  13. Three. The Heavenly Citizenship
  14. Four. The Monastery of Saint Katherine
  15. Five. The Christian Landscape
  16. Six. The People of the Mountain
  17. Seven. The Bedouin Way of Life
  18. Eight. The Pilgrim
  19. Nine. The Traveler
  20. Ten. The Tourist
  21. Eleven. The New Golden Calf
  22. Conclusion
  23. Notes
  24. References Cited
  25. Index