Power, piety, and people : the politics of holy cities in the twenty-first century / Michael Dumper.
"In Power, Piety, and the People, Michael Dumper explores the causes and consequences of contemporary conflicts in holy cities. He explains how common features of holy cities, such as powerful and autonomous religious hierarchies, income from religious endowments, the presence of sacred sites,...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2020]
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "In Power, Piety, and the People, Michael Dumper explores the causes and consequences of contemporary conflicts in holy cities. He explains how common features of holy cities, such as powerful and autonomous religious hierarchies, income from religious endowments, the presence of sacred sites, and the performance of ritual activities that affect other communities, can combine to create tension"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231545665 9780231545662 |