Damascus Gate (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Stone
- First Published: 1998
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Realism
- Subjects: Religion, Violence, Drugs, Cults, Christ figures or saviors, Middle East
- Locales: Jerusalem, Israel, Galilee
The title Damascus Gate refers to an ancient stone city gate, connecting Jewish and Muslim sectors of Jerusalem near sacred sites hotly contested by three faiths. That Jerusalem has incited religious and ethnic hatreds for centuries makes it the perfect setting for a millennium religious thriller in which ancient spiritual strictures, promises, and passions are reconfigured through explosive New Age sensibilities. While eruditely exploring the religious foundations of major religions, sects, and cults both modern and historical, Stone builds his story around a genuine 1980's...
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