Bosnia the good : tolerance and tradition

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Bosnia the good : tolerance and tradition

Rusmir Mahmutćehajić

Central European University Press, 2000

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Dobra Bosna

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"First published in Bosnian as "Dobra Bosna" by Edition Durieux, Zagreb, 1997"--Verso t.p

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-228) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: cloth ISBN 9789639116863

内容説明

"Bosnia the Good" is an indictment of the partition of Bosnia, fomalized in 1995 by the Dayton Accord, and an appeal on the author's part for Bosnia's communities to reject ethnic segregation and restore mutual trust. A claim for the history and reality of Bosnia-Herzegovina based upon a model of `unity in diversity' is supported through the ethnic and religious cultures that were shown to co-exist in Bosnia for centuries previous. The blame for present conflicts can be attributed to Croation and Serb leaders who are determined to enact their own nationalist programs. The author further argues that the decisive moment when the international community accepted the Serb/Croat argument that ancient ethnic hatreds were endemic to Bosnia caused ethnic segregation to be seen not only as acceptable but desirable. He examines the reasons why Western liberal democracies have regarded with sympathy the struggles of Serbia and Croatia for national recognition, while viewing Bosnia's multicultural society with suspicion. "Bosnia the Good" confronts the religious dimension of the Bosnian dilemmas from the perspective of a Bosniak committed to inter-religious dialogue. The author argues that the only way Bosnia will reclaim its unique civilisation is more than simple toleration among Serbs, Croats and Bosnians. They have to recognise that Judaism, Christianity and Islam all share the same deity and it is this common transcendent perspective that should open the door to the acceptance and celebration of religious diversity. The greatest danger is for Bosnia to be declared just another ethnoreligious entity, in this case a `Muslim State' ghettoized inside Europe. If protected and allowed to develop however, the author explains how Bosnia could find a place in a new European order.

目次

PREFACE Introduction THE BOSNIAN PARADIGM Chapter One: ARHIPELAGO SUPERANUS Introduction Sovereignty Christianity Islam Serbhood Croathood Bosniac Identity Political Downslide Modernity and Beyond Tolerance and Tradition Chapter Two: KERNEL AND SHELL Introduction The Diversity of Religions Tradition Corruption Islam through Phenomenology The Science of Symbols Speech Into Script Chapter Three: DUALISM RESOLVED Introduction The Five Signs of Duality The Word and the Apple The Rose and the Vine The Staff and the Moon Sword and Web The Temple and Tomb The Face: Five Stages Heaven and Earth Sun and Moon Stars and Mountains Trees and Animals Submission and Freedom Chapter Four: THE CYCLE OF SLAUGHTER Introduction The Secret Letter Christ and Christology Parakletos The Transition Verticality and Horizontality 'Heresy' Opposition Splitting Changes Without an Answer The Hand Disappearance and Renewal Conditions Chapter Five: THE MASDJID Introduction High in Low Building and Razing The Stations of Wisdom Fear: Flight and Attack Love: Patience and Passion Knowledge: I and I Humanity and Perfection Chapter Six: GENOCIDE Introduction 'The End of History' 'The Clash of Civilizations' Elites Ideologies Organisations Perpetrators Toxic Reaction Crime and the Future EPILOGUE BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX OF NAMES
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9789639116870

内容説明

"Bosnia the Good" is an indictment of the partition of Bosnia, fomalized in 1995 by the Dayton Accord, and an appeal on the author's part for Bosnia's communities to reject ethnic segregation and restore mutual trust. A claim for the history and reality of Bosnia-Herzegovina based upon a model of `unity in diversity' is supported through the ethnic and religious cultures that were shown to co-exist in Bosnia for centuries previous. The blame for present conflicts can be attributed to Croation and Serb leaders who are determined to enact their own nationalist programs. The author further argues that the decisive moment when the international community accepted the Serb/Croat argument that ancient ethnic hatreds were endemic to Bosnia caused ethnic segregation to be seen not only as acceptable but desirable. He examines the reasons why Western liberal democracies have regarded with sympathy the struggles of Serbia and Croatia for national recognition, while viewing Bosnia's multicultural society with suspicion. "Bosnia the Good" confronts the religious dimension of the Bosnian dilemmas from the perspective of a Bosniak committed to inter-religious dialogue. The author argues that the only way Bosnia will reclaim its unique civilisation is more than simple toleration among Serbs, Croats and Bosnians. They have to recognise that Judaism, Christianity and Islam all share the same deity and it is this common transcendent perspective that should open the door to the acceptance and celebration of religious diversity. The greatest danger is for Bosnia to be declared just another ethnoreligious entity, in this case a `Muslim State' ghettoized inside Europe. If protected and allowed to develop however, the author explains how Bosnia could find a place in a new European order.

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