ISBN:
9789811069659
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XVI, 188 p, online resource)
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Social Sciences
Series Statement:
Heritage Studies in the Muslim World
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Petersen, Andrew Bones of contention
Parallel Title:
Printed edition
Parallel Title:
Printed edition
Parallel Title:
Printed edition
Keywords:
Architecture
;
Islam-Doctrines
;
Archaeology
;
Architectural History and Theory
;
Architecture
;
Islam-Doctrines
;
Archaeology
;
Islamic shrines Palestine
;
Islamic shrines Social aspects
;
Palestine
;
Islamic shrines
;
Middle East
;
Islamic countries Civilization
;
Palästina
;
Islam
;
Schrein
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
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 the 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
DOI:
10.1007/978-981-10-6965-9
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