American Priestess

Name: American Priestess
Brand: Anchor Books
SKU: 9780307277725
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The Extraordinary Story of Anna Spafford and the American Colony in Jerusalem

Автор: Jane Geniesse

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Корици: С меки корици

Издател: Anchor Books

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For generations, The American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem has been a well-known retreat for journalist...

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Автор

Jane Geniesse

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С меки корици

Издадена

2009

страници

378

EAN

9780307277725

Enbook ID

10977008

Издател

Anchor Books

Теглоt

408

Размери

133 x 203 x 25

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For generations, The American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem has been a well-known retreat for journalists, diplomats, pilgrims and spies. However, few know the story of Anna Spafford, the enigmatic evangelist who was instrumental in its founding Branded heretics by Jerusalem's established Christian missionaries when they arrived in 1881, the Spaffords and their followers nevertheless won over Muslims and Jews with their philanthropy. But when her husband Horatio died, Anna assumed leadership, shocking even her adherents by abolishing marriage and establishing an uneasy dictatorship based on emotional blackmail and religious extremism. With a controversial heroine at its core, American Priestess provides a fascinating exploration of the seductive power of evangelicalism as well as an intriguing history of an enduring landmark.

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