Islam, Christianity, and Secularism in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe: The Last Half Century (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004511552)

Is there a "return to the religious" in post-Communist Eastern Europe that differs from religious trends in the West and the Middle East? Looking beyond immediate events, this book situates public talk about religion and religious practice in the longue dur馥 of the two entangled pasts --Byzantine and Ottoman--that implicitly underpin contemporary politics. Islam, Christianity, and Secularism situates Bulgaria in its wider region, indicating ongoing Middle Eastern, Russian, and other European influences shaping patterns of religious identity. The chapters point to overlapping and complementary views of ethno-religious belonging and communal practices among Orthodox Christians and Muslims throughout the region. Contributors are Dale F. Eickelman, Simeon Evstatiev, Kristen Ghodsee, Galina Evstatieva, Ilia Iliev, Daniela Kalkandjieva, Plamen Makariev, Momchil Metodiev, Daria Oreshina, Ivan Zabaev and Angeliki Ziaka.

Author: Simeon Evstatiev
ISBN-10: 9004511555
ISBN-13: 9789004511552
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2022
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover