{"product_id":"islam-christianity-and-secularism-in-bulgaria-and-eastern-europe-the-last-half-century-9789004511552","title":"Islam, Christianity, and Secularism in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe: The Last Half Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs there a “return to the religious” in post-Communist Eastern Europe that differs from religious trends in the West and the Middle East? Looking beyond immediate events, this book situates public talk about religion and religious practice in the longue durée of the two entangled pasts —Byzantine and Ottoman—that implicitly underpin contemporary politics. Islam, Christianity, and Secularism situates Bulgaria in its wider region, indicating ongoing Middle Eastern, Russian, and other European influences shaping patterns of religious identity. The chapters point to overlapping and complementary views of ethno-religious belonging and communal practices among Orthodox Christians and Muslims throughout the region.  Contributors are Dale F. Eickelman, Simeon Evstatiev, Kristen Ghodsee, Galina Evstatieva, Ilia Iliev, Daniela Kalkandjieva, Plamen Makariev, Momchil Metodiev, Daria Oreshina, Ivan Zabaev and Angeliki Ziaka.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote on Transliteration   List of Figures   Notes on Contributors    Introduction On the Eastern Edge of Europe: Christianity, Islam, and the Bulgarian Political Imagination    Dale F. Eickelman and Simeon Evstatiev    part 1  Secularism in Bulgaria and Its Region  1 Byzantine and Ottoman Pasts, Modern Politics Religious Belongings and Balkan Secularities    Simeon Evstatiev and Dale F. Eickelman    2 Regulating Religious Freedoms in the 21st Century Nationality, Religion, and Symphonic Secularism    Kristen Ghodsee    3 Salafism Is Coming “Balkan” versus “Arab” Islam in Bulgaria under Milletic Secularism    Simeon Evstatiev    part 2  Christian and Muslim Men and Women under State Atheism and Postsocialist Secularism  4 Symbols and Identity in Bulgaria Parallels between Communist Atheism and Western Secularism    Momchil Metodiev    5 Caesar and God in the Public Sphere Religious and Secular Discourse in Post-Atheist Bulgaria    Daniela Kalkandjieva    6 The Hijab in Contemporary Bulgaria Muslim Views on Veiling    Galina Evstatieva    7 Fasting and Aging in a Bulgarian Muslim Community    Ilia Iliev    part 3  Religion, Publicity, and Concealment in Orthodox-Majority Societies  8 Parallel Paths Christian-Muslim Symbiosis and Religious Education in Greece    Angeliki Ziaka    9 The Russian Orthodox Church Federal Visibility Versus Local-Level Concealment    Ivan Zabaev and Daria Oreshina    10 Religion and the Challenges of Public Legitimization The Bulgarian Orthodox Church    Plamen Makariev    Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210840727895,"sku":"9789004511552","price":116.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/islam-christianity-and-secularism-in-bulgaria-and-eastern-europe-the-last-half-century-9789004511552","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}