Sinai: The Site and the History: Essays
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: El-Din, Morsi Saad / Aaher, Ayman / Saadeldin, Mursi, PUBLISHER: New York University Press, ong>Theong> Sinai peninsula--a fabled triangle of land squeezed between Africa and ong>Asong>ia--harbors a rich deposit of ong>culturalong> history. For many centuries, Sinai hong>asong> served ong>asong> a pivotal transit station, a lively route of caravans, armies, missionaries, and pilgrimages, and a military shield for Egypt. Sinai is also known ong>asong> ong>theong> crossroads of ong>theong> world's three major religions: ong>theong> site of Moses' exodus, it hong>asong> subsequently been ong>theong> entry point for Christianity's and Islam's spread into Africa and ong>Asong>ia. Formerly isolated from ong>theong> Egyptian mainland, Sinai is today poised on ong>theong> threshold of new era. After regaining Sinai from Israel, Egypt encouraged Sinai's integration with ong>theong> moong>theong>rland, emphong>asong>izing its potential for tourism. Sinai: ong>Theong> Site and ong>theong> History accordingly provides a point of reference from which this land can be discovered and rediscovered. ong>Theong> work of a distinguished group of journalists and scholars, with over 60 stunning color photographs, Sinai provides a comprehensive picture of ong>theong> region: its breathtaking geography, its remarkable secular and religious history, and ong>theong> culture and customs of its Bedouin peoples.