Sharing the Sacra

The concept of 'shared' sites, where distinct religious communities interact or clash, reveals that tolerance and intercommunalism are both possible and perpetually threatened. This volume, based on fieldwork from diverse locations including Djerba in Tunisia, demonstrates the complexity of these dynamics through historical processes such as the evolution of Chinese funerals and memorial commemoration post-Vietnam War, as well as specific events like Pope John Paul II's visit to shared shrines in Sri Lanka or the Al-Qaeda bombing of a Jewish synagogue on Djerba. The study underscores the importance of understanding wider social contexts to grasp the fragility and potential of tolerance in multicultural settings.

Bowman, G. (Ed.). (2012). SHARING THE SACRA. https://doi.org/10.3167/9780857454867