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- Sarajevo Essays: Politics, Ideology, and Tradition
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
One of Bosnia’s leading intellectuals explains the Bosnian experience by critiquing the politics and ideology that brought about the great destruction—both material and spiritual—of Bosnia and Herzegovina. These incisive and theologically profound essays address the confrontation between the West and Islam as the author explores the realm of humanity’s long-standing search for the roots of evil in the dual nature of mankind to gain insight into ways of achieving peace. By drawing on the Bosnian situation, the author explores questions of identity and otherness, knowledge and transcendence, authority and authoritarianism, and tradition and fundamentalism, and he argues for a reconciliation between modernity and tradition for the benefit of modern coexistence, not just in his native land but throughout the world.
Table of Contents
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- 1. The Question
- pp. 1-26
- 3. Ignorance
- pp. 43-62
- 4. Paradigm
- pp. 63-82
- 5. Europe’s “Others”
- pp. 83-98
- 6. The Extremes
- pp. 99-116
- 7. In Bosnia or Against It?
- pp. 117-132
- 8. On the Self
- pp. 133-148
- 9. Whence and Whither?
- pp. 149-168
- 10. The Decline of Modernity
- pp. 169-188
- 11. Changing the State of Knowledge
- pp. 189-204
- 12. At the Turn of the Millennium
- pp. 205-230
- Bibliography
- pp. 267-274
- Index of Names and Terms
- pp. 275-286
- By the Same Author
- p. 287
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791487303
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
55659216
Pages
300
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No