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Religion and Genocide in Bosnia
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The atrocities in Bosnia-Herzegovina have stunned people throughout the world, prompting them to ask how this savagery is possible. This book answers by saying that the Bosnian conflict was not simply a civil war or a feud of age-old adversaries, but a systematic campaign of genocide and a holy war spurred by Christian mythologies. The book examines how religious stereotyping, in popular and offical discourse, has fuelled Serbian and Croatian ethnic hatred. It traces the cultural logic of genocide to the manipulation by Serb nationalists of the symbolism of Christ's death, in which Muslims are "Christ-killers" and Judases who must be mercilessly destroyed. It also shows how "Christoslavic" religious nationalism became a central part of the Croat and Serb politics, pointing out that intellectuals and clergy were key instruments in assimilating extreme religious and political ideas. In addition, the book elucidates the ways in which Western policy-makers have rewarded the perpetrators of genocide and punished the victims. The book concludes with a discussion of how the multi-religious nature of Bosnian society has been a bridge between Christendom and Islam, symbolized by the now-des

Author Biography:

Michael A. Sells is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Religion at Haverford College. He is the author of several books on religion, including Mystical Languages of Unsaying (1994).
Release date Australia
December 10th, 1998
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  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
8 b-w illustrations, 3 tables, 4 maps
Pages
260
Dimensions
140x210x15
ISBN-13
9780520216624
Product ID
2294142

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