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Bones of Contention, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018 Muslim Shrines in Palestine Heritage Studies in the Muslim World Series

Langue : Anglais
Couverture de l’ouvrage Bones of Contention
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.

PART I.- Introduction; definitions, history and context.- Arabic and Muslim Historiography.- Muslim Shrines in European Descriptions of Palestine.- PART II.- Shrines Sponsored by Sultans.- Major Sufi Shrines.- Shaykh’s Tombs.- Shi’a, Druze and Bahai Shrines.- PART III.- Destruction, neglect and appropriation; The demise of Muslim Shrines.- Heritage and Conservation.- Conclusions.

Andrew Petersen is Director of Research Islamic Archaeology and Professor of Islamic Archaeology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He has travelled extensively in the Islamic world working on archaeological expeditions and later directing projects, and has written a large number of articles and published four books based on his research.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeology.

Considers Muslim shrines within the wider context of Heritage Studies in the Muslim world Highlights the importance of Muslim shrines and their highly publicised destruction by the self-styled Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria Examines the shrines’ unique social function within a region of changing political configurations

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Date de parution :

Ouvrage de 188 p.

14.8x21 cm

Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).

63,29 €

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