{"product_id":"rediscovering-the-umma-muslims-in-the-balkans-between-nationalism-and-transnationalism-9780190462505","title":"Rediscovering the Umma: Muslims in the Balkans Between Nationalism and Transnationalism","description":"In \u003cem\u003eRediscovering the Umma\u003c\/em\u003e, Ina Merdjanova discusses the conditions and role of Islam in relation to post-Ottoman nation-building, the communist period, and post-communist developments in the Balkans, focusing in particular on the remarkable transformations experienced by Muslim communities\u003cbr\u003eafter the end of the Cold War. Amidst multiple structural and cultural transitions, they sought to renegotiate their place and reclaim their Islamic identities in formally secular legal and normative environments, mostly as minorities in majority-Christian societies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe rising political and cultural self-awareness of Muslims in Southeast Europe was frequently expressed by recourse to two frames of reference: the national and the transnational. Despite a certain level of tension between those two perspectives, they were closely intertwined. Moreover, \u003cbr\u003etransnational Islamic influences often reinforced Muslim ethnonational identities rather than prompting a radical redefinition of religious allegiances in the key of a universalist Islam. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMerdjanova explores the transformations of Muslim identities in the region under the influence of national and transnational, domestic and global factors, while also looking at the historical legacies that inform present complexities. Furthermore, she examines the evolving status and roles of Muslim\u003cbr\u003ewomen both in their religious communities and in the larger societies. The book challenges representations of Islam and Muslims as alien to Europe, which overlook the fact that Europe has considerable indigenous Muslim populations in its southeastern part as well as societies that have developed\u003cbr\u003ecertain models of negotiating cultural differences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ina Merdjanova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190462505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIna Merdjanova\u003c\/strong\u003e is a senior researcher and an adjunct assistant professor at the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eReligion, Nationalism, and Civil Society-The Postcommunist Palimpsest\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eReligion as a Conversation Starter: Interreligious Dialogue for\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePeacebuilding in the Balkans\u003c\/em\u003e (with Patrice Brodeur).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39929201295475,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f9c4e1bf-078e-4cc1-8fc7-29620a48f337.jpg?v=1647611158","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/rediscovering-the-umma-muslims-in-the-balkans-between-nationalism-and-transnationalism-9780190462505","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}