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Serbian orthodox fundamentals : the quest for eternal identity / by Christos Mylonas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mylonas, Christos.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Srpska pravoslavna crkva--History.
- Srpska pravoslavna crkva.
- Nationalism--Religious aspects--Srpska pravoslavna crkva--History of doctrines.
- Nationalism.
- Church and state--Srpska pravoslavna crkva--History.
- Church and state.
- Church and state--Serbia--History.
- Serbia--Religious life and customs.
- Serbia.
- Serbia--Church history.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 298 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a comprehensive exposition of the interaction of a national (the Serbian people) and a religiou (the Orthodox Christian faith) content, in the formation of a distinctive national identity and a mode of being. Its interdisciplinary approach, drawing on sociology, social anthropology, theology, political theory, Balkan historiography, and Serbian folklore, is deployed to provide a powerful and original analysis of how Serbian Orthodoxy has resulted in the sacralisation of the Serbian nation by framing the parameters of its existence. Addresses the following questions: what 'makes' a Serb? Are meaningful assumptions possible by introducing Serbian Orthodoxy as the primal point of reference? Why does religion appear to have an especially strong appeal?
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- Chapter One. NATION, RELIGION AND FUNDAMENTALISM
- Chapter Two. ORTHODOXY AND SERBIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY
- Chapter Three. HOMO SERBICUS
- Chapter Four. THE PURSUIT OF “SECULAR” SALVATION
- Chapter Five. THE PURSUIT OF “SACRIFICIAL” SALVATION
- Chapter Six. “TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF”
- Chapter Seven. THE BALKAN ORTHODOX COMMONWEALTH
- CONCLUSION
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-273) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-003-72190-7
- 9786155211201
- 978-6-15521-120-1
- 615-5211-20-5
- 1-281-37697-3
- 9786611376970
- 0-585-46433-2
- 9781003721901
- OCLC:
- 182530417
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