War on Sacred Grounds

Hassner investigates the causes and properties of conflicts over religious sites that are both venerated and contested; he also proposes potential means for managing these disputes.

Prologue: "A Terrifying and Fascinating Mystery"
1. On Sacred GroundsPART ONE: UNDERSTANDING CONFLICTS OVER SACRED SPACES
2. What Is Sacred Space?
3. The Indivisibility Problem
4. Conflict over Sacred Places
5. Mismanaging Conflicts over Sacred PlacesPART TWO: MANAGING CONFLICTS OVER SACRED SPACES
6. The Foundations and Limits of Religious Authority
7. Successful Conflict Management: Jerusalem, 1967
8. Successful Conflict Management: Mecca, 1979
9. Lessons from Conflicts over Sacred SpacesAcknowledgements
Notes
Index