The Politics of Sacred Places

Name: The Politics of Sacred Places
Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
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By Nimrod Luz

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The Politics of Sacred Places is a study of the socio-political dimensions of sacred sites in Israel-Palestine, drawing on over 20 years of in-depth ethnographic research which introduces cutting-edge theories on secularization, struggles for recognition, and diversity issues.
This book focuses on contemporary sacred sites and their socio-political meanings for minorities within a hegemonic and a secularizing state-system. It argues that sacred places provide a space that is less scrutinized by the state and where alternative visions of the socio-political may be produced.
A plethora of sites and case studies are examined, including the rural shrine of Maqam abu al-Hijja in the lower Galilee, the Mosque of Hassan Bek in the heart of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and the most disputed sacred place in the region, the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem. These sites are explored through mostly a phenomenological lens and in various contexts, from the individual body to the global.
This book offers a critical-analytical study of the socio-political aspects of sacred sites in contemporary societies within the broader understanding of scale and the spatial turn in the study of religion.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 240
Release Date:: 2025-05-29
Publication Date:: 2025-05-29
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1350295760
ISBN13:: 9781350295766
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 371 g
Height:: 156 cm
Width:: 234 cm
Thickness:: 13 cm

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