Ethnoreligious warfare in the balkans, by paul mojzes is so economical. The other reasons are that they really feel bad as well as have no time to head to the book establishment to. Orthodox christians have been persecuted in various periods when under the rule of nonorthodox christian political structures. In balkan genocides paul mojzes provides a balanced and detailed account of these events, placing them in their proper historical context and debunking the common misrepresentations and misunderstandings of the genocides themselves. Paul mojzes, yugoslavian inferno, new york, continuum, 1994 edgar oballance, civil war in bosnia, london, macmillan, 1995 sabrina petra ramet, balkan babel. A yugoslavian scientist and publicist, ivo pilar, wrote in his book juznoslavensko pitanje the yugoslavian question that there is a tendency among the slavic people to submit to the authority of emotion rather than authority of reason. He was interim director of the gratz college holocaust and genocide studies doctoral program and continues to teach at gratz as an adjunct professor. A religious studies professor, he gives more attention than most to that dimension of the war, but it does not dominate his exposition. Paul mojzes is chair of the religious studies and humanities department at rosemont college, in pennsylvania, usa. Thus, readers can get something of an idea of how the various exyugoslav peoples view each others nationalisms because mojzes is equally critical of all nationalisms in the former yugoslavia.
Questia read the fulltext online edition of yugoslavian inferno. Religion and ethnic identity formation in the former yugoslavia. Reflections by scholars from the region by payam akhavan. Mojzes, himself brought up in several areas of yugoslavia, presents here a study of the roots of the conflicts tearing the country apart in 1994, the time of publication. Paul mojzes, yugoslavian inferno, new york, continuum, 1994. Yugoslavian inferno provides a rich analysis of the complex issues that brought about the demise of yugoslavia and the ensuing fratricidal warfare. Persecution of eastern orthodox christians wikimili, the. Was the bosnian war 19921995 a fullfledged religious. Articles, all fully refereed, are commissioned from a wide range of authoritative and interesting writers who have something new and original to say about topics that matter.
He stayed with us in our home in west chester, pennsylvania for a while. Yugoslavian inferno ethnoreligious warfare in the balkans. Paul mojzes an analysis of the civil war in yugosalvia which began with the demise of communist rule and the influence that religion has had on the conflict. It was a relatively warm month of january and we sat for hours upon hours in conversation about this, that. During the twentieth century, the balkan peninsula was affected by three major waves of genocides and ethnic cleansings, some of which are still being denied today. Ethnoreligious warfare in the balkans by paul mojzes. Paul mojzes is professor emeritus of religious studies at rosemont college, where he used to be also the provost and academic dean. He is the author of six books including his most recent balkan genocides. This makes yugoslavian inferno an interesting supplement to the literature. A yugoslavianamerican with roots in both croatia and serbia, whose religious tradition is protestant, rather than catholic, orthodox, or muslim, paul mojzes is an internationally recognized. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. It pays particular attention to the role of religion in fanning the flames of interethnic hatred and is written by a scholar uniquely placed to write it. Paul mojzes born 10 november 1936 is an academic who is professor emeritus of religious studies at rosemont college.
If yugoslavias descent into disaster had been an airline crash, paul mojzes would be the chronicler who gives us the detailed account from its black box. Yugoslavian inferno by paul mojzes, 1994, continuum edition, in english yugoslavian inferno 1994 edition open library. Balkan genocides paul mojzes bok 9781442206632 bokus. He is a native of yugoslavia where he studied at belgrade university law school, received the. Paul mojzes born 10 november 1936 is an academic who is professor emeritus of religious studies at rosemont college education and career. Mojzes was born in osijek and grew up in novi sad, yugoslavia. Ethnoreligious mimicry in the war in bosniaherzegovina. Voices of opposition by ramsey clark online at alibris. This authoritative and comprehensive account provides a rich analysis of the complex issues that brought about the demise of yugoslavia and the ensuing fraticidal.
A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Paul mojzess most popular book is balkan genocides. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Religiously inspired reconciliation in bosnia and herzegovina. Yugoslavian inferno by paul mojzes, 9781474288378, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The city of strumica is the seat of strumica municipality. Paul mojzes,yugoslavian inferno, new york, continuum, 1994 edgar oballance,civil war in bosnia, london, macmillan, 1995 sabrina petra ramet,balkan babel.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Ethnoreligious warfare in the balkans by paul mojzes and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ethnoreligious warfare in the balkans history and politics in the 20th century. Balkan genocides isbn 9781442206632 pdf epub paul mojzes. According to hacicvlahovic, the increase in religiosity among bosniaherzegovinas three ethnic groups between 1988 and 19982001 was exceptionally high. Mojzes is the coeditor of the journal of ecumenical studies, and founder and coeditor of religion in eastern europe. Was the bosnian war 19921995 a fullfledged religious war. In the case of two of the three religious parties involvedthe islamic. Ethnoreligious warfare in the balkans by paul mojzes, 1994 online research library.
The bosnian muslims are in the unique and somewhat awkward position of being the only group of muslim believers in the world who are considered muslim. An examination of religiosity trends in a multiethnic society, amsterdam social science 11 2008, 7286. Ethnoreligious warfare in the balkans, by paul mojzes. Upon graduation from the gymnasium in novi sad, he studied at the university of belgrade faculty of law before coming to the united states in 1957. In balkan genocides paul mojzes provides a balanced and detailed account of these events. It is named after the strumica river which runs through it. Pursuing from the definition of religious as one commanded by a deity, the author analyzes the bosnian 19921995 war fares. Balkan genocides is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of the three major waves of genocide and ethnic cleansing including the holocaust in the balkan peninsula during the 20th centuryfrom the balkan wars to world war ii to the wars of yugoslavias disintegration.
The godfather part ii 1974usa original yugoslavian movie poster. Holocaust and ethnic cleansing in the twentieth century. Paul mojzes, a professor of religious studies at rosemont college, pennsyl vania, and author of yugoslav inferno 1994, was born in osijek croatia and grew. About 100,000 people live in the region surrounding the city. Paul mojzes has 16 books on goodreads with 9 ratings. In the case of two of the three religious parties involvedthe islamic community and the serbian orthodox churchit is discernible that, for both the religious authorities and the flock, this was considered a religious struggle. This makes yugoslavian inferno an interesting supplement to the literature on the former yugoslavia, despite its obvious flaws. The disintegration of yugoslavia from the death of tito to ethnic war, 2nd edn, boulder, co, westview press, 1996. This is what paul mojzes, theoretician of religion and author of the book yugoslav inferno has to say on bosnian muslims. Persecution of eastern orthodox christians wikipedia. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Part of the palgrave studies in religion, politics, and policy book series psrpp. Join facebook to connect with paul mojzes and others you may know.
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