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22%OFFElazar (Ed) Barkan - Choreographies of Shared Sacred Sites: Religion, Politics, and Conflict Resolution - 9780231169943 - V9780231169943
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Choreographies of Shared Sacred Sites: Religion, Politics, and Conflict Resolution

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Description for Choreographies of Shared Sacred Sites: Religion, Politics, and Conflict Resolution Hardback. Editor(s): Barkan, Elazar; Barkey, Karen. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 maps, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRLF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 742.
This anthology explores the dynamics of shared religious sites in Turkey, the Balkans, Palestine/Israel, Cyprus, and Algeria, indicating where local and national stakeholders maneuver between competition and cooperation, coexistence and conflict. Contributors probe the notion of coexistence and the logic that underlies centuries of "sharing," exploring when and why sharing gets interrupted-or not-by conflict, and the policy consequences. These essays map the choreographies of shared sacred spaces within the framework of state-society relations, juxtaposing a site's political and religious features and exploring whether sharing or contestation is primarily religious or politically motivated. Although religion and politics are intertwined phenomena, the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Religion, Culture and Public Life
Condition
New
Weight
745g
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231169943
SKU
V9780231169943
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About Elazar (Ed) Barkan
Elazar Barkan is professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, director of the School of International and Public Affairs' Human Rights Concentration, and director of Columbia's Institute for the Study of Human Rights. He is the coauthor of No Return, No Refuge: Rites and Rights in Minority Repatriation and author of The Guilt of Nations: Restitution and Negotiating ... Read more

Reviews for Choreographies of Shared Sacred Sites: Religion, Politics, and Conflict Resolution
A most welcome addition to the growing literature on sharing sacred spaces in the eastern Mediterranean, with special reference to practices of coexistence between Christians and Muslims in the Ottoman and post-Ottoman traditions. This collection goes beyond the dilemma of 'peaceful coexistence and syncretic practices' versus 'antagonism and conflict.' Contributions focus on interreligious relations during the transition from empire to ... Read more

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