Politics of worship in the contemporary Middle East  sainthood in fragile states /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Andreas Bandak and Mikkel Bille. 
 - Boston :  Brill,  2013. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia,  111  1385-3376 ; .
 - Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ;  v. 111. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Sainthood in Fragile States investigates how precariousness and ambiguity are embedded in saint worship. The book explores the intersections between religious and secular figures to show the role of sainthood and its contestation in the contemporary Middle East. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789004249226 (electronic bk.) 9004249222 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Identification (Religion)<br/>Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects.<br/>Saints--Middle East.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Religious life and customs.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL53 .P645 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.60956