Description: Bones of Contention : Muslim Shrines in Palestine, Paperback by Petersen, Andrew, ISBN 9811349754, ISBN-13 9789811349751, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This pivot sets Muslim shrines within the wider context of Heritage Studies in the Muslim world and considers their role in the articulation of sacred landscapes, their function as sites of cultural memory and their links to different religious traditions. Reviewing the historiography of Muslim shrines paying attention to the different ways these places have been studied, through anthropology, archaeology, history, and religious studies, the text discusses the historical and archaeological evidence for the development of shrines in the region from pre-Islamic times up to the present day. It also assesses the significance of Muslim shrines in the modern Middle East, focusing on the diverse range of opinions and treatments from veneration to destruction, and argues that shrines have a unique social function as a means of direct contact with the past in a region where changing political configurations have often distorted conventional historical narratives.
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Book Title: Bones of Contention : Muslim Shrines in Palestine
Number of Pages: Xvi, 188 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Topic: Islam / Theology, Archaeology, Islam / General, History / General
Publication Year: 2019
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion, Architecture, Social Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Andrew Petersen
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 5.8 in
Book Series: Heritage Studies in the Muslim World Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
