Politicization of Religion, the Power of Symbolism: The Case of Former Yugoslavia and its Successor States

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by  Gorana Ognjenović, Jasna Jozelić (eds.)

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Politicization of Religion, the Power of Symbolism: The Case of Former Yugoslavia and its Successor
States
Edited by Gorana Ognjenović and Jasna Jozelić
Politicization of Religion, the Power of State, Nation, and Faith: The Case of Former Yugoslavia and
its Successor States
Edited by Gorana Ognjenović and Jasna Jozelić
Politicization of Religion,
the Power of Symbolism
The Case of Former Yugoslavia
and its Successor States
Edited by
Gorana Ognjenović and
Jasna Jozelić
POLITICIZATION OF RELIGION, THE POWER OF SYMBOLISM
Copyright © Gorana Ognjenović and Jasna Jozelić, 2014.
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Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Foreword: A Note on Sociology
Keith Tester xi
Preface: Politicization of Religion xvii
Gorana Ognjenović and Jasna Jozelić
1 Introduction: The Power of Symbolism 1
Gorana Ognjenović and Jasna Jozelić
2 Quo Vadis Vlachs? Project Čarnojević into
the Twenty-First Century 7
Gorana Ognjenović
3 Ethno-religious Mimicry in the War in
Bosnia-Herzegovina 27
Marjan Smrke
4 Religious Symbolism and Mythology in Sexual
Violence and Rape during the Balkan Conflict,
1992–1995 45
Nena Močnik
5 The Catholic Pledge in the Croatian Identity 67
Frano Prcela
6 Political Control and Religious Life at Narona:
A Case Study from Antiquity 93
Adam Lindhagen
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7 Three Receptions of Bosnian Identity as
Reflected in Religious Architecture 105
Amra Hadžimuhamedović
8 Kosovo as Serbia’s Sacred Space: Governmentality,
Pastoral Power, and Sacralization of Territories 159
Filip Ejdus and Jelena Subotić
9 Nation, Religion, and Gender 185
Zilka Spahić Šiljak
Conclusion: Symbolism 211
Gorana Ognjenović and Jasna Jozelić
Notes on Contributors 213
Index 217
Illustrations
Figures
3.1 Basic relation between mimicry model and
model imitation 29
3.2 Some possible distributions of mimicry roles in
religious mimicry 31
3.3 Levels of religious mimicry 33
Tables
3.1 Basic options of mimicry relationships opened
up among the three key protagonists—Catholic
Croats (H/C), Orthodox Serbs (S/O), and
Muslim Bosniaks (B/M) 36
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