Beyond Mosque, Church, and State : : Alternative Narratives of the Nation in the Balkans / / ed. by Yana Hashamova, Theodora Dragostinova.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2016
• MitwirkendeR: Antov, Nikolay,; Buchanan, Donna A.,; Dragostinova, Theodora,; Friedman, Victor A.,; Gigova, Irina,; Hajdarpasic, Edin,; Hashamova, Yana,; Miller, Brenna,; Pickering, Paula M.,; Popova, Maria,; Yosmaoğlu, İpek K.,
• HerausgeberIn: Dragostinova, Theodora,; Hashamova, Yana,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2022]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (332 p.)

Journalists and policy-makers in the West have often assumed that the religious and ethno-national heterogeneity of the Balkans is the underlying reason for the numerous problems the area has faced throughout the twentieth century. The multiple and turbulent political transitions in the area, the dynamics of the interaction between Christianity and Islam, the contradictory and constantly shifting nationality policies, and the fluctuating identities of the diverse populations continue to be seen as major challenges to the stability of the region. By exploring the development of intricate religious, linguistic, and national dynamics in a variety of case studies throughout the Balkans, this volume demonstrates the existence of alternatives and challenges to nationalism in the area. The authors analyze a variety of national, non-national, and anti-national(ist) encounters in four areas—Bosnia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Albania—traditionally seen as “hot-beds” of nationalist agitation and tension resulting from their populations' religious or ethno-national diversity. In their entirety, the contributions in this volume chart a more complex picture of the national dynamics. The authors recognize the existence of national tensions both in historical perspective and in contemporary times, but also suggest the possibility of different paths to the nation that did not involve violence but allowed for national accommodation and reconciliation.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Plates -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- INTRODUCTION Beyond Mosque, Church, and State: Alternative Narratives of the Nation in the Balkans -- Part I: HISTORICAL DILEMMAS -- CHAPTER 1 Emergence and Historical Development of Muslim Communities in the Ottoman Balkans: Historical and Historiographical Remarks -- CHAPTER 2 From Exorcism to Historicism: The Legacy of Empire and the Pains of Nation-Making in the Balkans -- CHAPTER 3 Patriotic Publics: Rethinking Empire, Nationality, and the Popular Press in Ottoman and Habsburg Bosnia -- CHAPTER 4 In Search of the Bulgarians: Mapping the Nation through National Classifications -- CHAPTER 5 Faith and Nation: Politicians, Intellectuals, and the Official Recognition of a Muslim Nation in Tito’s Yugoslavia -- CHAPTER 6 The Feeble Charm of National(ist) Communism: Intellectuals and Cultural Politics in Zhivkov’s Bulgaria -- Part II: CONTEMPORARY DEBATES -- CHAPTER 7 E mos shikjoni kish e xhamija (And Look Not to Church and Mosque): How Albania and Macedonia Illuminate Bosnia and Bulgaria -- CHAPTER 8 Women between State and Mosque: Compliance or Agency? -- CHAPTER 9 (Post?)National Portraits from the Postsocialist Soundstage: Three Bulgarian Folkloric Productions of the 2000s -- CHAPTER 10 Who Brought Ataka to the Political Scene? Analysis of the Vote for Bulgaria’s Radical Nationalists -- CHAPTER 11 Local Governance in Bosnia: Addressing Ethno-Nationally and Locally Defined Interests? -- List of Contributors -- Index