Putting the Holy Land on the map
This essay argues that maps constitute more than gates (Butfin 1993) by which we can enter the world of the Bible; they represent a specific view of the Bible world and serve the interests of those promoting it. A historical overview is given of the most important maps that have shaped the present m...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1996
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| In: |
Old Testament essays
Year: 1996, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-248 |
| Further subjects: | B
Topographical features
B Visual geographical dimensions B Ptolemaeus' World Map B Bible maps B Arab cartographers B Scientific mapmaking techniques B Cultural world of humankind B Bible atlases B Charta Rogeriana B Conceptual models B Egyptian onomastica |
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| Summary: | This essay argues that maps constitute more than gates (Butfin 1993) by which we can enter the world of the Bible; they represent a specific view of the Bible world and serve the interests of those promoting it. A historical overview is given of the most important maps that have shaped the present maps pertaining to the Holy Land. They are regarded as the building stones on which the modern Bible Maps and the more comprehensive Bible atlases are based. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_647 |