The Shrines of the 'Alids in Medieval Syria : sunnis, shi'is and the architecture of coexistence
Though the headlines of today's newspapers suggest that the rift between Sunnis and Shi'is is eternal, the relationship between these two primary Islamic sects has not always been contentious. This book explores the relationship between Sunnis and Shi'is as expressed in the shrines of the Alids.
XIV, 297 : ill. ; 24 cm
9780748645794, 0748645799
929836186
List of Figures and Maps; Series Editor’s Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction. ‘A Road for All Muslims’; 1. A Mashhad at Balis; 2. Aleppo, an Experiment in Islamic Ecumenism; 3. Eclectic Ecumenism: The Cemetery of Bab al-Saghir in Damascus; 4. Perpetual Patronage: Four Damascene ʿAlid Shrines; 5. A Landscape of Deeds: ‘Alid Shrines and the Construction of Islamic Sacred Topography; Conclusion 'A Time of Miracles'; Bibliography; Illustration Acknowledgements; Index.