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This 1921 narrative begins in the prehistoric period, suggesting that the inhospitable landscape and climate dissuaded large-scale permanent settlement until the first hermit and monastic communities of the Christian era (although the Egyptians had been drawn there by resources of turquoise and copper), and continues down to the nineteenth century.

Table of Contents
Foreword; 1. Introductory; 2. Sinai a centre of moon-cult; 3. The sanctuary at Serabit; 4. The Egyptians in Sinai, 1; 5. Early peoples and place names; 6. The Egyptians in Sinai, 2; 7. The Israelites in Sinai, 1; 8. The Israelites in Sinai, 2; 9. The Nabateans; 10. The hermits in Sinai; 11. The writings of the hermits; 12. The building of the convent; 13. Mohammad and St Katherine; 14. Sinai during the Crusades; 15. The pilgrims of the middle ages, 1; 16. The pilgrims of the middle ages, 2; 17. The convent between 1500 and 1800; 18. Sinai in the nineteenth century; Alphabetical index.

A History of Sinai

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 3/29/2018 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781108082334
      978-1108082334
      ISBN-10 1108082335
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This 1921 narrative begins in the prehistoric period, suggesting that the inhospitable landscape and climate dissuaded large-scale permanent settlement until the first hermit and monastic communities of the Christian era (although the Egyptians had been drawn there by resources of turquoise and copper), and continues down to the nineteenth century.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword; 1. Introductory; 2. Sinai a centre of moon-cult; 3. The sanctuary at Serabit; 4. The Egyptians in Sinai, 1; 5. Early peoples and place names; 6. The Egyptians in Sinai, 2; 7. The Israelites in Sinai, 1; 8. The Israelites in Sinai, 2; 9. The Nabateans; 10. The hermits in Sinai; 11. The writings of the hermits; 12. The building of the convent; 13. Mohammad and St Katherine; 14. Sinai during the Crusades; 15. The pilgrims of the middle ages, 1; 16. The pilgrims of the middle ages, 2; 17. The convent between 1500 and 1800; 18. Sinai in the nineteenth century; Alphabetical index.

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