Bibliograph

Sharing sacred spaces in the Mediterranean, Christians, Muslims, and Jews at shrines and sanctuaries

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Label

Sharing sacred spaces in the Mediterranean, Christians, Muslims, and Jews at shrines and sanctuaries

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sharing sacred spaces in the Mediterranean

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

New Anthropologies of Europe

Sub title

Christians, Muslims, and Jews at shrines and sanctuaries

Summary

While devotional practices are usually viewed as mechanisms for reinforcing religious boundaries, in the multicultural, multiconfessional world of the Eastern Mediterranean, shared shrines sustain intercommunal and interreligious contact among groups. Heterodox, marginal, and largely ignored by central authorities, these practices persist despite aggressive, homogenizing nationalist movements. This volume challenges much of the received wisdom concerning the three major monotheistic religions and the "clash of civilizations." Contributors examine intertwined religious traditions along the shores of the Near East from North Africa to the Balkans

Target audience

adult

Classification