Power, piety, and people : the politics of holy cities in the twenty-first century
Michael Dumper
Bok Engelsk 2020
| Omfang | xiii, 367 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | Jerusalem : template of a holy city in conflict? -- The politics of regionalism : Cordoba's Mezquita on the frontline -- Hindu-Muslim rivalries : history and myth as the present in Banaras -- A very secular occupation : Buddhist Lhasa under communism -- Branding religious coexistence : Malaysia's George Town as a model city of harmony? -- Religious conflicts in cities.. - "In Power, Piety, and the People, Michael Dumper explores the causes and consequences of contemporary conflicts in holy cities. He explains how common features of holy cities, such as powerful and autonomous religious hierarchies, income from religious endowments, the presence of sacred sites, and the performance of ritual activities that affect other communities, can combine to create tension"-- Fra forlaget
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| ISBN | 9780231184779
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