Bibliography: BIB39894

Key	BIB39894
Reference type	Journal Article
Title	State of Governance of Religious Communities in Former Yugoslavia and the Developments of the Bahá’í Community and Jehovah’s Witnesses
Journal	Poligrafi (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Author	Zibelnik Badii, Aleksandra
Year	2025
Issue	117-118
Volume	30
Abstract	Yugoslavia officially recognized major religious communities, including the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches and the Islamic community, while around fifty smaller, unrecognized groups also existed by the 1960s. This study examines state laws and the development of two such communities – Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Bahá’í community. Despite a legal framework that guaranteed religious freedom, including the separation of church and state and protection from coercion, the reality was shaped by tensions between government policies and religious groups. This analysis explores how national identity, legal compliance, and ideological alignment with the state influenced the treatment of smaller religious communities within Yugoslavia’s broader framework of religious freedom.
Notes	Bahá'í Faith: pp. 49-50, 54-56, 67, 68-71, 73-74, 75, 76-77.
Language	English
Keywords	YUGOSLAVIA; RELIGION; FREEDOM; JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
DOI	https://doi.org/10.35469/poligrafi.2025.478
Pages	47–78
Legal note	11.
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