Power, Piety, and People : : The Politics of Holy Cities in the Twenty-First Century / / Michael Dumper.
Conflicts in cities that have particular religious significance often become intense, protracted, and violent. Why are holy cities so frequently contested, and how can these conflicts be mediated and resolved?In Power, Piety, and People, Michael Dumper explores the causes and consequences of contemp...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 15 b&w photographs |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures, Maps, and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I. Jerusalem: Template of a Holy City in Conflict?
- II. The Politics of Regionalism: Cordoba’s Mezquita on the Frontline
- III. Hindu– Muslim Rivalries in Banaras: History and Myth as the Present
- IV. A Very Secular Occupation: Buddhist Lhasa and Communism
- V. Branding Religious Coexistence: Malaysia’s George Town as a Model City of Harmony?
- VI. Religious Conflicts in Cities
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index