The Revival of Islam in the Balkans From Identity to Religiosity [Hardcover]

This book shifts analytical focus from macro-politicization and securitization of Islam to Muslims' choices, practices and public expressions of faith. An empirically rich analysis, the book provides rich cross-country evidence on the emergence of autonomous faith communities as well as the evolution of Islam in the broader European context.Acknowledgments
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Nation, State and Faith in the Post-Communist Era; Arolda Elbasani
PART I: THE PREVAILING PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON ISLAM
1. Islam and Orientalism in Contemporary Albania; Enis Sulstarova
2. Anti-Islamic Public Discourse in Contemporary Greece: The Reproduction of Religious Panic; Alexandros Sakellariou
3. Faith and Politics in Kosovo: The Status of Religious Communities in a Secular Country; Jeton Mehmeti
PART II: MUSLIMS ' ' PURSUIT OF FAITH AND RELIGIOSITY
4. The Loudspeaker of Faith in the ' 'Calm ' ' City: Islam and Urban Diversity in the Contemporary Balkans; Jelena Toai?
5. Muslim Women ' 's Dress Practices in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Localising Islam through Everyday Lived Practice; Andreja Mesari?
6. The Multiple Voices of Bulgaria ' 's Unofficial Islamic Leaders; Laura J. Olson
7. Love and Boundaries: Inter-Faith and Inter-Ethnic Relationships Among Macedonian-Speaking Muslims; Anna Zadro?na
8. ' 'Holiness ' ' Constructed: Anonymous Saints in the Popular Traditions of Muslim Roma Communities in the Balkans; Ksenia Trofimova
PART III: RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, PUBLIC ARGUMENTS AND LEGITIMACY
9. Rhetorical Strategies of Kosovo ' 's Imams in the Fight for ' 'Women ' 's Rights ' '; Behar Sadriu
10. Public Expressions of Bosnian Muslim Religiosity and Lived Faith: The Cases of Friday Prayer and the Hijab; Julianne Funk
11. Faith, Fatherland, or Both? Accommodationist and Neo-Fundamentalist Islamic Discourses in Albania; Cecilie Endresen<lcF