TY - BOOK AU - Bandak,Andreas AU - Bille,Mikkel TI - Politics of worship in the contemporary Middle East: sainthood in fragile states T2 - Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, SN - 9789004249226 (electronic bk.) AV - BL53 .P645 2013 U1 - 306.60956 PY - 2013/// CY - Boston PB - Brill KW - Identification (Religion) KW - Identity (Psychology) KW - Religious aspects KW - Saints KW - Middle East KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion KW - bisacsh KW - Religious life and customs KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - http://msvu.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=1170063 UR - http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/9789004249226 UR - http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=478062 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=569474 ER -