The Politicization Of Religion, The Power Of Symbolism: The Case Of Former Yugoslavia And Its Successor States (palgrave Studies In Religion, Politics, And Policy)
by Gorana Ognjenovic /
2014 / English / PDF
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There is a great difference between a war being categorized as
"religious" and religion being politicized for the purpose of
achieving a political goal. However it can at times be hard to
tell difference between the two. It can be especially hard to do
so when the difference between "pretend to be" and "is" is
obscured almost to a point beyond recognition. In the volume
one,we analyze the mass production and use of counterfeit
religious symbolism used for political purposes. In volume two of
this book we focus more on the actual practical application of
the symbolism within the context of state, nation and faith: the
use of counterfeit religious symbolism to blur the essential
distinction between "what is a real danger to a nation" and "what
is not."
There is a great difference between a war being categorized as
"religious" and religion being politicized for the purpose of
achieving a political goal. However it can at times be hard to
tell difference between the two. It can be especially hard to do
so when the difference between "pretend to be" and "is" is
obscured almost to a point beyond recognition. In the volume
one,we analyze the mass production and use of counterfeit
religious symbolism used for political purposes. In volume two of
this book we focus more on the actual practical application of
the symbolism within the context of state, nation and faith: the
use of counterfeit religious symbolism to blur the essential
distinction between "what is a real danger to a nation" and "what
is not."
