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POLITICS OF WORSHIP IN THE CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EAST
SAINTHOOD IN FRAGILE STATES |
| By: |
Andreas Bandak (Editor), Mikkel Bille (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£90.32 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9004247823 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789004247826 |
| Publisher: |
BRILL |
| Pub. date: |
22 March, 2013 |
| Series: |
Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia 111 |
| Pages: |
216 |
| Description: |
Sainthood in Fragile States investigates how precariousness and ambiguity are embedded in saint worship. The book explores the intersections between religious and secular figures to show the role of sainthood and its contestation in the contemporary Middle East. |
| Synopsis: |
In Sainthood in Fragile States, a wide range of social scientists explore the contested role of sainthood in the contemporary Middle East. By expanding the notion of sainthood to cover both the religious and secular ways of dealing with extraordinary events, people and things, the volume offers new insights into the way sainthood is embedded in various levels of everyday life, as well as national and international politics. The case studies highlight how fragility as a central aspect of sainthood is a productive force that often consolidates tales of the extraordinary, and is also the source of contesting social identities.Contributors include: Andreas Bandak, Mikkel Bille, Jurgen Frembgen, Sune Haugbolle, Angie Heo, Daniella Kuzmanovic, Edith Szanto, and Pnina Werbner. |
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Netherlands |
| Imprint: |
Brill |
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Non-returnable |
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