|
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups
|
Buy Now
Sharing the Sacra - The Politics and Pragmatics of Intercommunal Relations around Holy Places (Paperback)
Loot Price: R712
Discovery Miles 7 120
|
|
|
Sharing the Sacra - The Politics and Pragmatics of Intercommunal Relations around Holy Places (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days
|
"Shared" sites, where members of distinct, or factionally opposed,
religious communities interact-or fail to interact-is the focus of
this volume. Chapters based on fieldwork from such diverse sites as
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, and
Vietnam demonstrate how sharing and tolerance are both more complex
and multifaceted than they are often recognized to be. By including
both historical processes (the development of Chinese funerals in
late imperial Beijing or the refashioning of memorial commemoration
in the wake of the Vietnam war) and particular events (the visit of
Pope John Paul II to shared shrines in Sri Lanka or the Al-Qaeda
bombing of an ancient Jewish synagogue on the Island of Djerba in
Tunisia), the volume demonstrates the importance of understanding
the wider contexts within which social interactions take place and
shows that tolerance and intercommunalism are simultaneously
possible and perpetually under threat.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
