Space, Kinship and Gender (ص 219)

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Space, Kinship and Gender (ص 219)

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saints revered
local saints. Minor saints were known
to practice their authority
place where thei.
and influence only at the
(Cana'an, 1934: 74).
Ghassaneh, but to a less
mountains was
ancient times (Cana‘an,
6). It was also belt
eved that high
places being closer to the skies, were therefore closer to Allah.
(makamat) were small buildings, square
built out of rubble stones. Like other
(fig niy used either for religious build
for other significant non-religious buildings such as the elevated
rooms (‘alali) (see chapter4). The area and often the trees around
ings or
wagt jered sacred. One way of honouring these holy
saints, whether “regional or local, was to help in the c
spairs of their holy shrines.
eremonies which took place in the
it is impor
awlia and their spatial and socia relationship to the village § as a
ind to the different clans of D eee
the most revered and most honoure
. saints, al-Khawwas and al-Rifa'i.
located outside tk
ie village built-up area. Both saints were believed
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