{"product_id":"sharing-sacred-spaces-in-the-mediterranean-christians-muslims-and-jews-at-shrines-and-sanctuaries-paperback","title":"Sharing Sacred Spaces in the Mediterranean: Christians, Muslims, and Jews at Shrines and Sanctuaries - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDionigi Albera\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMaria Couroucli\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile devotional practices are usually viewed as mechanisms for reinforcing religious boundaries, in the multicultural, multiconfessional world of the Eastern Mediterranean, shared shrines sustain intercommunal and interreligious contact among groups. Heterodox, marginal, and largely ignored by central authorities, these practices persist despite aggressive, homogenizing nationalist movements. This volume challenges much of the received wisdom concerning the three major monotheistic religions and the \"clash of civilizations.\" Contributors examine intertwined religious traditions along the shores of the Near East from North Africa to the Balkans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDionigi Albera is Senior Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Director of the Institut d'Ethnologie Méditerranéenne et Comparative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria Couroucli is Senior Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire d'Ethnologie et Sociologie Comparative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460296491186,"sku":"9780253223173","price":35.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/af18473abee994e91369e26159f3b768.webp?v=1778916597","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/sharing-sacred-spaces-in-the-mediterranean-christians-muslims-and-jews-at-shrines-and-sanctuaries-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}