{"product_id":"the-political-lives-of-saints-9780520297982","title":"The Political Lives of Saints","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The theoretical contributions of this book extend beyond sociocultural anthropology, Middle Eastern Studies, and Coptic Studies and offer a framework for minority studies for scholars of multiple disciplines interested in religion, state politics, and citizenship.\" * The Middle East Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is a fascinating read for scholars of contemporary religion, modern Egypt, minority studies, material mediation of religion, and the entanglements of religion and politics.\" * Reading Religion *\u003cbr\u003e\"Students and academics alike will find rich conversations here and a model ethnography that is candid in the challenges and omissions of capturing the ephemeral materialities of faith.\" * Anthropolgica *\u003cbr\u003e\"Heo is to be commended for showing the messy complexity of particular events and situations on the ground. . . . This work thus makes an important contribution to the literature on the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Coptic community more broadly, and to Christian-Muslim relations in Egypt.\" * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Note on Translation and Transliteration \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Part One. Relics \u003cbr\u003e 1. Remembering Martyrs \u003cbr\u003e 2. Redemption at the Edge \u003cbr\u003e Part Two. Apparitions \u003cbr\u003e 3. Territorial Presence \u003cbr\u003e 4. Crossovers and Conversions \u003cbr\u003e Part Three. Icons \u003cbr\u003e 5. Public Order \u003cbr\u003e 6. Hidden Faces \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402901299543,"sku":"9780520297982","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-political-lives-of-saints-9780520297982","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}