Colloque: "Holy Places in medieval Islam : functions, typologies and narratives", 2-4 sept. 2014, Edinburgh

Holy Places in medieval Islam : functions, typologies and narratives International conference, University of Edinburgh 2-4 September 2014 From the emergence of Islam, Muslim societies were confronted with the notion of the holiness of specific sites. They developed different positions on this issue, which ranged from adopting specific sites to dismissing or destroying them. In addition, several new Islamic holy sites emerged. The International Network for the Study of Holy Places in Islam (IN..