Sharing Sacred Spaces in the Mediterranean: Christians, Muslims, and Jews at Shrines and Sanctuaries

"Will spark debate . . . and hopefully further research into points of contact between the monotheistic religions, and others." -The Levantine Review

While devotional practices are usually viewed as mechanisms for reinforcing religious boundaries, in the multicultural, multiconfessional world of the Eastern Mediterranean, shared shrines sustain intercommunal and interreligious contact among groups.

Heterodox, marginal, and largely ignored by central authorities, these practices persist des...