Kosovo mythology and the Bosnian genocide
TitreKosovo mythology and the Bosnian genocide
Auteur
Call number291.1783315/0001
N° d'objet04495h
Lieu de publicationNew York, New York, United States
EditeurBerghahn Books
Année de publication
2010
Paginationpp180-205
MatérielArticle
ISBN9781571813022
NotesArticle from the book "In God's name: genocide and religion in the twentieth century" pp180-205
Description
The genocide in Bosnia was not merely a case of what the Serbs called 'ethnic cleansing', but also a re-enactment of the Serbian myth of that nation's defeat by the Ottoman army six hundred years earlier. Ethnic cleansing was sometimes planned in local Serbian Orthodox churches, while religious rituals were held to celebrate successful cleansing