RT Article
T1 In Hoc Signo Vinces: The Politics of Religion as a Source of Power and Conflict
JF Politics, religion & ideology
VO 20
IS 4
SP 447
OP 466
A1 Doja, Albert 1957-
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1838565833
AB In this article, I explore the importance and passion for historical reconstructions by means of media events and public representations. To this aims, among other illustrative examples, I take issue with the celebrations to mark the legacy of Emperor Constantine to Christianity among Southeast European peoples, including Albanians. Similar celebrations are often used and misused to forward or contest various claims to immutable ethnic belonging and religious tolerance. They always support negotiating or challenging ethno-political agendas. They may show the ways in which historical, cultural and religious heritage is entangled in identity politics, which could provide new insights to a better understanding of the politics of religion in international affairs and everyday life in the Balkans.
K1 Albania
K1 Greece
K1 Identity
K1 Kosovo
K1 Macedonia
K1 Serbia
K1 Southeast European Studies
K1 The Balkans
K1 Celebrations
K1 historical reconstructions
K1 Legacy
K1 Politics
K1 Religion
K1 Tolerance
DO 10.1080/21567689.2019.1697871