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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahmutćehajić, Rusmir, 1948-

Standardized Title:

Sarajevski eseji. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995.

Bosnia and Herzegovina--Ethnic relations.

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 287 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

""Sarajevo Essays""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1. The Question""; ""2. Tolerance, Ideology, and Tradition""; ""3. Ignorance""; ""4. Paradigm""; ""5. Europe�s “Others�""; ""6. The Extremes""; ""7. In Bosnia or Against It?""; ""8. On the Self""; ""9. Whence and Whither?""; ""10. The Decline of Modernity""; ""11. Changing the State of Knowledge""; ""12. At the Turn of the Millennium""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""1: The Question""; ""2: Tolerance, Ideology, and Tradition""; ""3: Ignorance""; ""4: Paradigm""; ""5: Europe�s “Others�""; "" 6: The Extremes""

""7: In Bosnia or Against It?""""8: On the Self""; ""9: Whence and Whither?""; ""10: The Decline of Modernity""; ""11: Changing the State of Knowledge""; ""12: At the Turn of the Millennium""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index of Names and Terms""; ""By the Same Author""; ""Original works""; ""Translations With""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

9780791487303

079148730X

9781417519347

1417519347

OCLC:

55659216