Being Muslim the Bosnian Way Identity and Community in a Central Bosnian Village / Tone Bringa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bringa, Tone, 1960-

Series:

Princeton studies in Muslim politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism.

Muslims.

Islam.

Ethnicity.

Ethnic relations.

Nationalism--Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ethnicity--Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Islam--Bosnia and Herzegovina--History.

Muslims--Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina--Ethnic relations.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 281 pages) : illustrations, maps

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, op. 1995.

Summary:

"I have been able to follow a Bosnian community over a period of six years, during which it has undergone dramatic changes. In the late 1980s people were working hard against economic crisis. In 1990 they were full of optimism for the future. In January 1993 the village was in fear, surrounded by war on all sides. In April 1993 it was attacked by Croat forces. In October 1993 none of the Muslims in the village remained. They had either fled, been placed in detention camps, or been killed."Thus begins Tone Bringa's moving ethnographic account of Bosnian Muslims' lives in a rural village located near Sarajevo. Although they represent a majority of the population in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Muslims are still members of a minority culture in the region that was once Yugoslavia. The question of ethno- national identity has become paramount in this society, and the author focuses on religion as the defining characteristic of identity. Bringa pays particular attention to the roles that women play in defining Muslim identities, and she examines the importance of the household as a Muslim identity sphere. In so doing, she illuminates larger issues of what constitutes "nationality."This is a gripping and heartfelt account of a community that has been torn apart by ethno-political conflict. It will attract readers of all backgrounds who want to learn more about one of the most intractable wars of the late twentieth century and the people who have been so tragically affected.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Foreword

Preface

A Note on Language and Pronunciation

Introduction

One History, Identity, and the Yugoslav Dream

Two A Bosnian Village

Three Men, Women, and the House

Four Marriage and Marriage Procedures

Five Caring for the Living and the Souls of the Dead

Six Debating Islam and Muslim Identity

Notes

Glossary of Bosnian Terms

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-276) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781400851782

1400851785

OCLC:

1057965491