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List: Alst-L[ALST-L] FW: New Book: Religion and the Politics of Identity in Kosovo by DuijzingsBesnik Pula pulab at gusun.georgetown.eduSat Aug 5 19:50:50 EDT 2000
Michael Dwyer <hurst at atlas.co.uk> - New book announcement from Hurst - New book announcement from Hurst - New book announcement from Hurst - New book announcement from Hurst - RELIGION AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY IN KOSOVO Gerlachus Duijzings This is a fascinating and timely study or religious practices and beliefs, and their interaction with the modern politics of nationalism, in the Kosovo region. The fact that Kosovo has been so prominently in the news during the last year will of course ensure a wide public interest in the subject matter of this book. [...] A valuable contribution to a field in which scholarly interest is rapidly growing, but for which the available literature in West European languages has hithero been, at best, patchy.' (Noel Malcolm, author, Kosovo: A Short History) Kosovo is by now universally known as a conflict-ridden and segregated society, where ethnic divisions are reinforced by the religious ones between Serbs and the (mainly) Muslim Albanians. This rift is usually perceived as hard and fast, but Kosovo has also a history of coexistence, with movement across ethno-religious barriers through social and economic ties, cultural diffusion, and religious exchange and conversion. Instead of two ethnic societies, it is possible to think of a single frontier society, in which confrontation has alternated with intense contact and co-operation. The tension between conflict and symbiosis is at the core of this book, which studies ethnic and religious groups in the region -- Albanians, Serbs, Croats and Gypsies -- and the religious dimension in their efforts to construct or transform their identities. The chapters describe different, usually local, arenas and contexts, but all deal with interconnected themes: the way identities are formed and transformed as a result of wider political developments, and how religion and ritual cna help to establish forms community. across ethno-religious boundaries but can also create divisions. Although the focus is mainly on Kosovo, the scope is much wider, extending to developments in Croatia, Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia and Serbia. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Exodus of Kosovo Croats: A Chronicle of Ethnic Unmixing 3. Christian Shrines and Muslim Pilgrims: Joint Pilgrimages and Ambiguous Sanctuaries 4. The Martyrs of Stublla: Albanian Crypto-Catholics and the Franciscan Mission 5. Albanian Dervishes versus Bosnian Ulema: The Revival of Popular Sufism in Kosovo 6. The Making of Egyptians (Gypsies) in Kosovo and Macedonia 7. Naim Frasheri's Qerbelaja: Religion and Nationalism Among the Albanians 8. The Kosovo Epic: Religion and Nationalism Among the Serbs 9. Conclusion Ger Duijzings, a cultural anthropologist, is Lecturer in Serbo-Croat studies at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London. TO ORDER A COPY OF 'RELIGION AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY IN KOSOVO' SEE BELOW xvi, 238pp., 2 maps, 14 black and white photos Publication date: June 1999 paperback: 1 85065 431X ú16.50 (sterling) Please complete the form below and return together with your payment to: C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 38 King Street, London WC2E 8JZ Telephone 0207-240-2666; Fax 0207-240-2667; Email: hurst at atlas.co.uk Payment in pounds by cheque drawn on a London bank (made payable to 'Marston Book Services Ltd') or by chargecard. You can also send your order via email: trade.order at marston.co.uk Please send me 'RELIGION AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY IN KOSOVO' Qty Price ...................................................................... .............................. ........ ........ Sub-total........ Postage cost........ Total cost........ 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