The Dangers of Divinity
The Shape of the Holy: Early Islamic Jerusalem
by Oleg Grabar
February 5, 1998 issue
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Peter Partner’s books include Arab Voices and The Pope’s Men: The Papal Service in the Renaissance. His new book, God of Battles: Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam, has been published in the United Kingdom. (February 1998)
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February 5, 1998 issue
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