Being Muslim the Bosnian way

Name: Being Muslim the Bosnian way
ISBN: 0691034532

identity and community in a central Bosnian village

By Tone Bringa

Through the lens of one rural Bosnian village, anthropologist Tone Bringa offers readers a profound exploration of how faith shapes identity in times of both peace and profound upheaval. This ethnographic study follows a Muslim community over six transformative years, from economic hardship in the late 1980s through the devastating ethnic conflict that would ultimately scatter its four hundred residents.

Bringa reveals how Bosnian Muslims navigate their unique position as a majority population within a minority culture, examining the intricate ways religion becomes the cornerstone of personal and collective identity. The author pays special attention to women's roles in preserving and transmitting Muslim traditions, while exploring how households serve as sacred spaces where spiritual identity takes root and flourishes.

What emerges is a deeply human portrait of a community whose spiritual practices and cultural expressions were tested by unimaginable circumstances. Rather than simply documenting tragedy, this work illuminates the resilience of faith-based identity and the profound connections between spirituality, family, and belonging.

For readers seeking to understand how communities maintain their spiritual center amid external pressures, this ethnographic account offers valuable insights into the relationship between religious practice and cultural survival. The book provides a window into the lived experience of faith within a specific historical moment, while addressing universal questions about how spiritual identity endures through transformation and loss.

What You'll Discover

✓ Explore Ethnic identity
✓ Explore Nationalism
✓ Explore Nationalism, europe
✓ Explore Muslims, europe
✓ Explore Muslims
✓ Explore Ethnicity
✓ Explore Bosnia and hercegovina, ethnic relations
✓ Explore Ethnic relations

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Ethnic identity Nationalism Nationalism, europe Muslims, europe Muslims Ethnicity Bosnia and hercegovina, ethnic relations Ethnic relations Islam History

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