Voices of the ritual : devotion to female saints and shrines in the Holy Land / Nurit Stadler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stadler, Nurit, author.

Series:

Oxford ritual studies.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford ritual studies

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human body--Religious aspects.

Human body.

Rites and ceremonies--Palestine.

Rites and ceremonies.

Women saints--Cult--Palestine.

Women saints.

Sacred space--Palestine.

Sacred space.

Palestine--Religious life and customs.

Palestine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

Voices of the Ritual analyzes the revival of and manifestation of rituals at female saint shrines in the Holy Land. In the Middle East, a turbulent, often violent place, states tend to have no clear physical borders, and lands are constantly in flux. Here, groups with no voice in the political, cultural, media, and legal arenas look for alternative venues to voice their entitlements. Members of religious minorities employ rituals in various sacred places to claim their belonging to and appropriation of territory. What does this female ritualistic revival mean-politically, culturally, and spatially? The author bases her analysis on a long ethnographic study (2003-2017) that analyzes the rise of female sacred shrines.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2020.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 29, 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-750133-8

0-19-750131-1