Serbian Orthodox Fundamentals: The Quest for an Eternal Identity

By Christos Mylonas

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 powerful and original analysis of how Serbian Orthodoxy has resulted in the sacralisation of the Serbian nation by framing the parameters of its existence. Addresses the following questions: what 'makes' a Serb? Are meaningful assumptions possible by introducing Serbian Orthodoxy as the primal point of reference? Why does religion appear to have an especially strong appeal?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 963924161X
• ISBN13: 9789639241619
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher