Revival of Islam in the Balkans

Arolda Elbasani, Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, Florence, Italy Cecilie Endresen, University of Oslo, Norway Julianne Funk, University of Zurich and Research Consultant for the Ecumenical Women's Initiative in Croatia Jeton Mehmeti, University of Prishtina and Senior Researcher at GAP Institute, Kosovo Andreja Mesari?, independent researcher based in London Laura J. Olson, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA Olivier Roy, Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, Florence, Italy Behar Sadriu, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK Alexandros Sakellariou, Panteion University, Athens, Greece Enis Sulstarova, University of Tirana, Albania Jelena To i?, University of Vienna, Austria Ksenia Trofimova, Russian Academy of Sciences Anna Zadro?na, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey

"The Revival of Islam in the Balkans is a timely addition to the literature with its rich insights and innovative, path-breaking studies. ... the book is a must-read, and the exceptional editorial work makes it even more appealing and easy to follow. There is no doubt that this book will be a useful reference work on Islam and Islamic practices in general, and on the Balkans in particular." (Nikos Christofis, LSE Review of Books, blogs.lse.ac.uk, April, 2016) "The book under review The Revival of Islam in the Balkans is thus a welcome exposition of a much neglected subject. ... It will appeal principally to academics and tertiary students, especially those with an interest in anthropology, Eastern Europe, and religion." (Abdullah Drury, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, March, 2016) "The Revival of Islam in the Balkans ... offers further analysis of religious changes in the Balkans after communism. These particular studies represent valuable contributions to the subject due to their thorough identification and evaluation of crucial elements that have influenced the contemporary religious scene in the Balkans. ... This volume demonstrates that local Muslim communities have not only been able to reject foreign influences, but also to construct new methods to theoretically and practically defend their traditional practice." (Hazim Fazlic, Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe, Vol. 36 (1), 2016)

• AcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: Nation, State and Faith in the Post-Communist Era; Arolda ElbasaniPART I: THE PREVAILING PUBLIC DISCOURSE ON ISLAM1. Islam and Orientalism in Contemporary Albania; Enis Sulstarova 2. Anti-Islamic Public Discourse in Contemporary Greece: The Reproduction of Religious Panic; Alexandros Sakellariou 3. Faith and Politics in Kosovo: The Status of Religious Communities in a Secular Country; Jeton Mehmeti PART II: MUSLIMS ' ' PURSUIT OF FAITH AND RELIGIOSITY 4. The Loudspeaker of Faith in the ' 'Calm ' ' City: Islam and Urban Diversity in the Contemporary Balkans; Jelena Toši? 5. Muslim Women ' 's Dress Practices in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Localising Islam through Everyday Lived Practice; Andreja Mesari?6. The Multiple Voices of Bulgaria ' 's Unofficial Islamic Leaders; Laura J. Olson7. Love and Boundaries: Inter-Faith and Inter-Ethnic Relationships Among Macedonian-Speaking Muslims; Anna Zadro?na8.' 'Holiness ' ' Constructed: Anonymous Saints in the Popular Traditions of Muslim Roma Communities in the Balkans; Ksenia TrofimovaPART III: RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, PUBLIC ARGUMENTS AND LEGITIMACY 9. Rhetorical Strategies of Kosovo ' 's Imams in the Fight for ' 'Women ' 's Rights ' '; Behar Sadriu 10. Public Expressions of Bosnian Muslim Religiosity and Lived Faith: The Cases of Friday Prayer and the Hijab; Julianne Funk 11. Faith, Fatherland, or Both? Accommodationist and Neo-Fundamentalist Islamic Discourses in Albania; Cecilie EndresenConclusions; Olivier Roy Index