{"product_id":"the-politics-of-sacred-places-nimrod-luz-9781350295766","title":"The Politics of Sacred Places: A View from Israel-Palestine","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Sacred Places\u003c\/i\u003e is a study of the socio-political dimensions of sacred sites in Israel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalestine, drawing on over 20 years of in-depth ethnographic research which introduces cutting-edge theories on secularization, struggles for recognition, and diversity issues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book focuses on contemporary sacred sites and their socio-political meanings for minorities within a hegemonic and a secularizing state-system. It argues that sacred places provide a space that is less scrutinized by the state and where alternative visions of the socio-political may be produced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA plethora of sites and case studies are examined, including the rural shrine of Maqam abu al-Hijja in the lower Galilee, the Mosque of Hassan Bek in the heart of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and the most disputed sacred place in the region, the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem. These sites are explored through mostly a phenomenological lens and in various contexts, from the individual body to the global.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers a critical-analytical study of the socio-political aspects of sacred sites in contemporary societies within the broader understanding of scale and the spatial turn in the study of religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nimrod Luz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350295760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350295766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Nimrod Luz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136424362239,"sku":"9781350295766","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1815837d-458d-426f-bbee-90d8c877e948.jpg?v=1755023299","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-politics-of-sacred-places-nimrod-luz-9781350295766","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}