Beauty is in the Eye of the Oppressor: Glorification of Crime and Contempt for the Victims as the Ultimate Challenge to Christianity in Post-Yugoslav Societies
The glorification of one's own crimes and the contempt for victims of others is a common denominator of sociopolitical existence in post-Yugoslavian societies. Religious institutions, primarily the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, have co...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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George Fox University
2020
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Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe
Year: 2020, Volume: 40, Issue: 5, Pages: 52-68 |
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glorification of crime
B post-Yugoslavian societies B Radical evil B Catholic Church in Croatia and in Bosnia in Herzegovina B Serbian Orthodox Church B contempt for victims B culture of killing |
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Summary: | The glorification of one's own crimes and the contempt for victims of others is a common denominator of sociopolitical existence in post-Yugoslavian societies. Religious institutions, primarily the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, have contributed to the creation of such an atmosphere in their respective areas. Dealing with this type of aberration is their primary contemporary challenge. |
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ISSN: | 2693-2148 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe
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