Religion and Reconciliation in Bosnia & Herzegovina: Are Religious Actors Doing Enough?
The article explores the question of whether and how religion is being used in Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) to promote and foster reconciliation. Based primarily on 20 semi-structured interviews with representatives of the three main faiths in BiH—Islam, Orthodoxy and Catholicism—the article'...
Veröffentlicht in: | Europe-Asia Studies. - Taylor & Francis, 1993. - 62(2010), 4, Seite 671-694 |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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2010
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Europe-Asia Studies |
Schlagworte: | Behavioral sciences Religion Political science Law |
Zusammenfassung: | The article explores the question of whether and how religion is being used in Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) to promote and foster reconciliation. Based primarily on 20 semi-structured interviews with representatives of the three main faiths in BiH—Islam, Orthodoxy and Catholicism—the article's central contention is that religion is a potentially valuable, yet fundamentally under-utilised peace-building tool in BiH. |
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ISSN: | 14653427 |