Sarajevo essays : politics, ideology, and tradition / Rusmir Mahmutćehajić.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahmutćehajić, Rusmir, 1948-

Standardized Title:

Sarajevski eseji. English

Language:

Croatian

English

Subjects (All):

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995.

Bosnia and Herzegovina--Ethnic relations.

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ethnic relations.

Bosnia and Herzegovina--Politics and government--1992-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xi, 287 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2003]

Summary:

One of Bosnia's leading intellectuals explains the Bosnian experience by critiquing the politics and ideology that brought about the great destruction -- both material and spiritual -- of Bosnia and Herzegovina. These incisive and theologically profound essays address the confrontation between the West and Islam as the author explores the realm of humanity's long-standing search for the roots of evil in the dual nature of mankind to gain insight into ways of achieving peace. By drawing on the Bosnian situation, the author explores questions of identity and otherness, knowledge and transcendence, authority and authoritarianism, and tradition and fundamentalism, and he argues for a reconciliation between modernity and tradition for the benefit of modern coexistence, not just in his native land but throughout the world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-273) and index.

ISBN:

0791456374

0791456382

OCLC:

49525912