Description: Considers Muslim shrines within the wider context of Heritage Studies in the Muslim worldHighlights the importance of Muslim shrines and their highly publicised destruction by the self-styled Islamic State group in Iraq and SyriaExamines the shrines' unique social function within a region of changing political configurations
Review Quotes: "Bones of Contention is a concise and useful introduction to a topic that stretches from the pre-Islamic period to the present and catalogs a diverse range of religious structures. ... Bones of Contention is designed to appeal to a wide audience. It includes sketches of major shrines and photos of extant ones. It is a valuable contribution that will be of interest to students and scholars of Palestine's Islamic culture and architecture." (Awad Halabi, Journal of Palestine Studies, 2019)