Nation and Religion in Central Europe and the Western Balkans The Muslims in Bosna, Hercegovina, and Sandzak A Sociological Analysis

This work presents some culture case studies reflecting the validity of the propositions of Ernest Renan in the 19th century & Max Weber in this century on nationalism & religion. Some (sub) chapters' titles are: Pre-Islamic Ancestors. Voluntary Islamization. Western Anti-Ottoman Bias. Islamic Egalitarianism & New Sacred Universal Imperium. Croat & Albanian Great Viziers of the Ottoman Empire. Documentation from Western, Eastern & Domestic sources. Common Origin & Cultural Heritage of the Catholics & Muslims. Absence of Eastern Orthodox Christianity before the 16th Century. When the Patriotic Mythology Becomes History. Eastern Orthodox Croats. Crvena Hrvatska, (Red Croatia) - an Ancient Territory at the convergence of three nations: Albania, Croatia & Montenegro. Northern Albania. National Identity & Sovereignty of Montenegro, (Crna Gora). The Vlachs & their major types of social structure: Pastoral-Nomadic, Military & Semi-Military & Urban Merchant. The Celebrated Old Vlach: the Facts vs. Myths. The Eastern Orthodox Croats of Vlach Origin & Their Bishops. Conclusions & Continuity of Research. A Russian Diplomat's Travelogue. A Politically Innocent Franciscan priest & an Imperialist government. A Famous Sculptor, Some Politicians & a Prime Minister. A Native Muslim Witness with the Rank of a Commissar. Extensive & Detailed References. Index.Murvar, Vatro is the author of 'Nation and Religion in Central Europe and the Western Balkans The Muslims in Bosna, Hercegovina, and Sandzak A Sociological Analysis' with ISBN 9780931633041 and ISBN 0931633044.