Sharing the Sacra : the politics and pragmatics of intercommunal relations around holy places /
"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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Berghahn Books,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "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. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (196 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780857454874 0857454870 |