War on Sacred Grounds

Informationen zum Autor Ron E. Hassner Klappentext Hassner investigates the causes and properties of conflicts over religious sites that are both venerated and contested; he also proposes potential means for managing these disputes. Zusammenfassung Hassner investigates the causes and properties of conflicts over religious sites that are both venerated and contested; he also proposes potential means for managing these disputes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: "A Terrifying and Fascinating Mystery" 1. On Sacred GroundsPART ONE: UNDERSTANDING CONFLICTS OVER SACRED SPACES 2. What Is Sacred Space? 3. The Indivisibility Problem 4. Conflict over Sacred Places 5. Mismanaging Conflicts over Sacred PlacesPART TWO: MANAGING CONFLICTS OVER SACRED SPACES 6. The Foundations and Limits of Religious Authority 7. Successful Conflict Management: Jerusalem, 1967 8. Successful Conflict Management: Mecca, 1979 9. Lessons from Conflicts over Sacred SpacesAcknowledgements Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Ron E Hassner, Ron E. Hassner
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.08.2009
• EAN: 9780801448065
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-4806-5
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education