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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806974203321

Autore

Perica Vjekoslav

Titolo

Balkan idols : religion and nationalism in Yugoslav states / / Vjekoslav Perica

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002

ISBN

0-19-028749-7

0-19-803389-3

1-60256-889-8

1-60256-513-9

1-280-48183-8

9786610481835

0-19-517429-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Collana

Religion and global politics

Disciplina

322/.1/094970904

Soggetti

Nationalism - Yugoslavia - History - 20th century

Nationalism - Religious aspects - Srpska pravoslavna crkva - History - 20th century

Nationalism - Religious aspects - Catholic Church - History - 20th century

Nationalism - Religious aspects - Islam - History - 20th century

Yugoslavia Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-324) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Note on Pronunciation and Foreign Language Terms; Chronology; Maps; 1. Religion, Ethnicity, and Nationhood; 2. The First Strife: The Crisis of the 1930's, War, and the Cease-Fire of the 1960; 3. The Other Serbia: The Serbian Church in the Communist Federation; 4. The Catholic Church and the Making of the Croatian Nation, 1970-1984; 5. The Bosnian Ulema and Muslim Nationalism; 6. United We Stand, Divided We Fall: The Civil Religion of Brotherhood and Unity; 7. Mary-making in Herzegovina: From Apparitions to Partitions

8. Flames and Shrines: The Serbian Church and Serbian Nationalist Movement in the 1980's 9. The Second Strife: Religion as the Catalyst of the Crisis in the 1980's and 1990's; 10. Religion as Hallmark of



Nationhood; 11. The Twilight of Balkan Idols; 12. Conclusions; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Photo gallery

Sommario/riassunto

This text explores the political role and influence of Serbian Orthodox, Croatian Catholic, and Yugoslav Muslim religious organizations in the Balkans during 20th century. The author rejects the notion that a 'clash of civilizations' has played a central role in fomenting aggression.