Heavenly Serbia: From Myth to GenocideNYU Press, 1999 M03 1 - 256 pages Traces Serbia's nationalist and expansionist impulses to the legendary battle of Kosovo in 1389 |
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... moral purity over military victory. Originally, the myth performed a useful function by helping the Serbs bear the humiliation of defeat and the centuries-long domination by a foreign culture. However, even when statehood was regained ...
... moral nadir during the twentieth century. However, the differences—especially between their churches —have by no means disappeared. There is one more reason for references to Croatia in this study: the relatively new myth of a demonic ...
... morally worst period of their entire history has already prompted an examination of their traditional myths and cultural icons. A Serbian scholar has emphasized the importance of such an endeavor: The defeat of political projects based ...
... moral victory. The legend was gradually expanded to portray people who at every decisive turn in their history opt for the heavenly kingdom by taking the moral high ground. Archimandrate Justin Popović (1894–1979), a prominent ...
... moral authority. The function of maintaining the moral consciousness of the empire was performed particularly by the numerous monks and hermits, whose prestige made them very influential. Second, as long as Byzantium was a multinational ...
Contents
The Dilemmas of Modern Serbian National Identity | |
Pagan War | |
A Vicious Circle of Lies and Fears | |
The Outsiders MythCalculations | |
Conclusion | |