The revival of Islam in the Balkans : from identity to religiosity
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The revival of Islam in the Balkans : from identity to religiosity
(Islam and nationalism / series editors, Umut Ozkirimli, Spyros A. Sofos)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
This book shifts analytical focus from macro-politicization and securitization of Islam to Muslims' choices, practices and public expressions of faith. An empirically rich analysis, the book provides rich cross-country evidence on the emergence of autonomous faith communities as well as the evolution of Islam in the broader European context.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Introduction: Nation, State and Faith in the Post-Communist Era
- Arolda Elbasani PART I: THE PREVAILING PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON ISLAM 1. Islam and Orientalism in Contemporary Albania
- Enis Sulstarova 2. Anti-Islamic Public Discourse in Contemporary Greece: The Reproduction of Religious Panic
- Alexandros Sakellariou 3. Faith and Politics in Kosovo: The Status of Religious Communities in a Secular Country
- Jeton Mehmeti PART II: MUSLIMS ' ' PURSUIT OF FAITH AND RELIGIOSITY 4. The Loudspeaker of Faith in the ' 'Calm ' ' City: Islam and Urban Diversity in the Contemporary Balkans
- Jelena Tosi? 5. Muslim Women ' 's Dress Practices in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Localising Islam through Everyday Lived Practice
- Andreja Mesari? 6. The Multiple Voices of Bulgaria ' 's Unofficial Islamic Leaders
- Laura J. Olson 7. Love and Boundaries: Inter-Faith and Inter-Ethnic Relationships Among Macedonian-Speaking Muslims
- Anna Zadro?na 8. ' 'Holiness ' ' Constructed: Anonymous Saints in the Popular Traditions of Muslim Roma Communities in the Balkans
- Ksenia Trofimova PART III: RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, PUBLIC ARGUMENTS AND LEGITIMACY 9. Rhetorical Strategies of Kosovo ' 's Imams in the Fight for ' 'Women ' 's Rights ' '
- Behar Sadriu 10. Public Expressions of Bosnian Muslim Religiosity and Lived Faith: The Cases of Friday Prayer and the Hijab
- Julianne Funk 11. Faith, Fatherland, or Both? Accommodationist and Neo-Fundamentalist Islamic Discourses in Albania
- Cecilie Endresen Conclusions
- Olivier Roy Index
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