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Shiʿa, Druze and Bahai Shrines

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This chapter discusses how non-Sunni Muslim shrines fit into the cultural landscape of Palestine. Although the religious beliefs of these groups may be very far from those of Sunni Islam, the appearance of the shrines is indistinguishable, suggesting a common architectural vocabulary.

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Petersen, A. (2018). Shiʿa, Druze and Bahai Shrines. In: Bones of Contention. Heritage Studies in the Muslim World. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6965-9_7

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