Bibliography: #BIB28253

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB28253
reference type	Book
title	Bones of Contention : Muslim Shrines in Palestine
series title	Heritage Studies in the Muslim World
author	Petersen, Andrew
year	2017
publisher	Nature America Inc.
place published	New York, NY
issue	10.
ISBN	9789811069642
abstract	This work 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 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. From chapter 7: "Whilst Sunni Muslims might reluctantly accept Shi'a Islam as a part of the Muslim faith, both Druze and Bahais are usually considered to be outside Islam. Nevertheless, the material culture and the geographical origins of both Druze and Bahais are strongly related to Muslim culture and theology."
notes	Bahá'í Faith: Chapter 7 (pp. 107-119), possibly others. LCCN 2017956445.
language	English
keywords	ISLAM; SHRINE; PALESTINE; ISRAEL
number of pages	xvi, 188
edition	1st edition

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