"Islamic Tradition": Questioning the Bosnian Model

Debates over whether there can be a ‘European Islam’ have not ceased since 1990s when the term was coined by Bassam Tibi. This paper aims to question the idea of a ‘progress towards a liberal Islam’ as being too straightforward by providing historical, political and also intellectual context to the...

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Main Author: Hesová, Zora 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: George Fox University 2019
In: Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe
Year: 2019, Volume: 39, Issue: 5, Pages: 128-139
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Summary:Debates over whether there can be a ‘European Islam’ have not ceased since 1990s when the term was coined by Bassam Tibi. This paper aims to question the idea of a ‘progress towards a liberal Islam’ as being too straightforward by providing historical, political and also intellectual context to the practice of Islam in Bosnia and, above all, by analysing the present logic of looking for a particular Islamic identity.
ISSN:2693-2148
Contains:Enthalten in: Occasional papers on religion in Eastern Europe