"The book makes an important t and welcome contribution to our knowledge of the richness of religious activities in the Caucasus and their entanglements with church and state." * JRAI "There are a number of interesting subjects discussed in the contributions to this broadly based volume that usefully point to some fields of research around sacred places which could well do with further examination." * JASO "Sacred Places, Emerging Spaces is a remarkable book that advances our understanding of the hybridity of the sacred and its interactions with the state in contexts where these relations are still extremely fluid." * Europe-Asia Studies ".the most striking feature of this volume is the role played by nonhuman actors, the shrines themselves. [It is] a dynamic ethnographic picture of a crucial moment of desecularization in a neglected area of the world." * Reading Religion ".a necessary book for researchers of religion in the Caucasus and beyond that for researching folk religiosity more generally.

It is suitable for students as an introduction and is warmly recommended for all who are interested in the Caucasus." * Religion & Gesellschaft in Ost und West "This volume shares in a rich resurgence of writing on religious activity across the former Soviet Union and particularly in areas of the Caucasus, offering sharp insight into arguably one of the most popular religious traditions, shrine pilgrimage, about which we know surprisingly little. The editors have gathered the highly qualified scholars for the task, including a number of specialists from the Caucasus proper." * Bruce Grant, New York University.