Examining contestation and conflict management within holy cities, this book provides both an overview and a range of options available to those concerned with
Religious leaders and political actors often use holy places to rally citizens to 'protect' or 'liberate' national territory as 'hallowed land.' The Holy Land,
Holy sites are often at the center of intense contestation between different groups regarding a wide variety of issues, including ownership, access, usage right
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Over the last twenty years, there has been a growing understanding that conflicts in or over holy places differ from other territorial conflicts. A holy site ha