Politicization of religion, the power of symbolism
Subtitle: the case of former Yugoslavia and its successor states
By: edited by Gorana Ognjenović and Jasna Jozelić
Contributors: Jozelic, Jasna, 1967-
Series: Palgrave studies in religion, politics, and policy
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781137484123
Subjects: Religion and politics; Symbolism; Religious aspects; Symbolism in politics; Religion; Politics and government; HISTORY / Europe / Eastern; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; RELIGION / General
Description: "There is a great difference between a war, being categorized as 'religious' and religion being politicized for the purpose of achieving a political goal. However it can at times be hard to tell difference between the two. It can be especially hard to do so when the difference between 'pretend to be' and 'is' is obscured almost to a point beyond recognition. In the volume one, we analyze the mass production and use of counterfeit religious symbolism used for political purposes. In volume two of this book we focus more on the actual practical application of the symbolyzm within the context of state, nation and faith: the use of counterfeit religious symbolyzm to blur the essential distinction between 'what is a real danger to a nation' and 'what is not'"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A Note on Sociology / Keith Tester; title: Preface / Gorana Ognjenovic and Jasna Jozelic; title: 1. Introduction / Gorana Ognjenovic and Jasna Jozelic; title: 2. Quo vadis Vlachs? : Project Čarnojević into the 21st century / Gorana Ognjenovic; title: 3. Ethno-religious Mimicry in the War in Bosnia-Herzegovina / Marjan Smrke; title: 4. Religious Symbology and Mythology in Sexual Violence and Rape during the Conflict, 1992-1995 / Nena Močnik; title: 5. The Catholic Pledge in the Croatian Identity / Frano Prcela; title: 6. Political Control and Religious Life at Narona : A Case Ctudy from Antiquity / Adam Lindhagen; title: 7. Three Receptions of Bosnian Identity as Reflected in Religious Architecture / Amra Hadadžimuhamedović; title: 8. Kosovo as Serbia's Sacred Space : Governmentality, Pastoral Power and Sacralization of Territories / Filip Ejdus and Jelena Subotic; title: 9. Nation, Religion and Gender / Zilka Spahic; title: Conclusion.