1st Edition
Serbian Orthodox Fundamentals The Quest for an Eternal Identity
By Christos Mylonas
Copyright 2003
316 Pages
by
Central European University Press
This book is a comprehensive exposition of the interaction of a national (the Serbian people) and a religiou (the Orthodox Christian faith) content, in the formation of a distinctive national identity and a mode of being. Its interdisciplinary approach, drawing on sociology, social anthropology, theology, political theory, Balkan historiography, and Serbian folklore, is deployed to provide a... Read more
Preface, 1. Nation, Religion and Fundamentalism, 2. Orthodoxy and Serbian National Identity, 3. Homo-Femina Serbicus, 4. The Pursuit of Secular Salvation, 5. The Pursuit of Sacrificial Salvation, 6. To Love Your Neighbour as Yourself, 7. The Balkan Orthodox Commonwealth, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Christos Mylonas is a political analyst, whose work and academic interests have revolved around the issues of nationalism, ethnicity and conflict resolution, with a focus on the area of the former Yugoslavia. A graduate of the University of London, he has taught at SSEES/UCL, participated in OSCE electoral missions in the Balkans, commented for the BBC World Service and collaborated with the United Nations (DPA/Americas and Europe Division), in New York.
