Overview
- Considers Muslim shrines within the wider context of Heritage Studies in the Muslim world
- Highlights the importance of Muslim shrines and their highly publicised destruction by the self-styled Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria
- Examines the shrines’ unique social function within a region of changing political configurations
Part of the book series: Heritage Studies in the Muslim World (HSMW)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Types of Shrines
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Shrines in the Contemporary World
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About this book
Reviews
“Andrew Petersen’s new monograph ‘Bones of Contention’: Muslim Shrines in Palestine is an important contribution to the field of study and understanding of the historical and cultural context of Muslim shrines in the Middle East. With a focus on Palestine, the author seeks to highlight a number of important aspects relating to shrines, including historic Muslim mausoleums that have survived into the present day. Some of these are large structures such as Sidna Ali, a shrine on the coast sponsored by Baybars, while others are smaller, and Petersen expertly provides readers with examples of both. The author expertly traces not only history but also the changing status of these shrines from their origins, sometimes as non-Muslim buildings, through to the present where many are threatened with decay or by the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. “ (Seth J. Frantzman, research associate, the Rubin Center for Research in International Affairs, IDC Herzliya, Israel)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Andrew Petersen is Director of Research Islamic Archaeology and Professor of Islamic Archaeology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He has travelled extensively in the Islamic world working on archaeological expeditions and later directing projects, and has written a large number of articles and published four books based on his research. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Bones of Contention
Book Subtitle: Muslim Shrines in Palestine
Authors: Andrew Petersen
Series Title: Heritage Studies in the Muslim World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6965-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-6964-2Published: 14 December 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4975-1Published: 08 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-6965-9Published: 29 November 2017
Series ISSN: 2662-7906
Series E-ISSN: 2662-7914
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 188
Topics: Architectural History and Theory, Islamic Theology, Archaeology