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Key BIB39906
Reference type Book Section
Title “Conversion Without Crisis?” : Inquiry into Religious Narratives of the Bahá’í Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Book title Conversions in Central and Eastern Europe : the politics of religion and nonreligion across the 20th century
Series titleRoutledge Religion, Society & Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet states
Author Galić, Marko and Milovanović, Aleksandra Djurić
Editor Mithans, Gašper, Tóth, Heléna and Benussi, Matteo
Year2026
Publisher Routledge
Place published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY
ISBN 9781041199199
9781041199205
Abstract "This interdisciplinary volume explores religious conversion and nonreligion in 20th-century Central and Eastern Europe, examining how emerging nations, empire inheritors, and socialist projects mobilized religious politics to manufacture consent while destabilizing the very communities they sought to control. Drawing on original archival research and fieldwork, the book analyzes the interdependence of collective and individual identities, integrating state-driven atheization into the study of conversion. It traces conviction-driven, coercive, strategic, and nonreligious shifts, situating them within broader processes of state formation, social engineering, and political power. Rich in empirical material, the volume offers conceptual tools and comparative frameworks to understand the entanglement of religion, nonreligion, and power during political upheaval. Intended for scholars and practitioners in history, religious studies, anthropology, sociology, political science, and related fields, this book provides valuable insights for those studying the dynamics of religion and nonreligion in politically complex contexts"-- Provided by publisher.
Notes LCCN 2026007192.
Edited by Gašper Mithans, Heléna Tóth and Matteo Benussi.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language English
Keywords CONVERSION; BOSNIA; HERZEGOVINA
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