Power, piety, and people the politics of holy cities in the twenty-first century
Michael Dumper (Author)
"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"-- Provided by publisher
eBook, English, 2020
Columbia University Press, New York, 2020