UID:
almahu_9949383568702882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9780429673849
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0429673841
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9780429397684
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0429397682
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9780429673832
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0429673833
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9780429673856
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042967385X
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in religion and politics
Content:
Examining contestation and conflict management within holy cities, this book provides both an overview and a range of options available to those concerned with this increasingly urgent phenomenon. In cities in India, the Balkans and the Mediterranean, we can see examples where religion plays a dominant role in urban development and thus provides a platform for conflict. Powerful religious hierarchies, the generation of often unregulated revenues from donations and endowments, the presence of holy sites and the enactment of ritualistic activities in public spaces combine to create forms of conflicts which are, arguably, more intense and more intractable than other forms of conflicts in cities. The book develops a working definition of the urban dimension of religious conflicts so that the kinds of conflicts exhibited can be contextualised and studied in a more targeted manner. It draws together a series of case studies focusing on specific cities, the kinds of religious conflicts occurring in them and the international structures and mechanisms that have emerged to address such conflicts. Combining expertise from both academics and practitioners in the policy and military world, this interdisciplinary collection will be of particular relevance to scholars and students researching politics and religion, regional studies, geography and urban studies. It should also prove useful to policymakers in the military and other international organisations.
Note:
Introduction : the urban dimension of religious conflicts / Michael Dumper -- Contextualising religious conflicts in divided cities : how do cities shape conflicts? / James Anderson -- Crisis in Galasi : simulating the urban dimensions of religious conflict / Rex Brynen -- The Vishweshwur temple and Gyan Vapi mosque : entangled histories in Banaras / Madhuri Desai -- Managing conflict amidst development and developmentalism : George Town, Penang / Francis Kok Wah Loh -- Jerusalem's Ramadan Fridays : pilgrimage through the bottlenecks of occupation / Kenny Schmitt -- Hebron : a nested division of sacred spaces / Marion Lecoquierre -- Protecting cultural property in the event of armed conflict : the work of the Blue Shield / Peter Stone -- Swimming in dark waters : recent conservation in Afghanistan / Jolyon Leslie -- The protection of cultural heritage : the experience of the Italian Carabinieri command / Major Alfio Gullotta -- The protection of religious sites in the Western Balkans : some lessons from recent history / Alex Finnen.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Contested holy cities London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. ISBN 9780367027353
Language:
English
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DOI:
10.4324/9780429397684
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429397684
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