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Author Sells, Michael Anthony.

Title The bridge betrayed : religion and genocide in Bosnia / Michael A. Sells ; with a new preface
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 244 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Comparative studies in religion and society ; 11
Comparative studies in religion and society ; 11.
Contents Guide to pronunciation -- Preface to the 1998 paperback edition -- Preface to the 1996 edition -- 1. Fire in the pages -- 2. Christ killers -- 3. Performing the passion -- 4. Masks of otherness -- 5. The virgin and the jewel of Herzegovina -- 6. Masks of complicity -- 7. The bridge -- Note on sources -- Notes -- Recommended readings -- Index
Summary "The Bridge Betrayed reveals the crucial role of the religious mythology of Kosovo in the destruction of Yugoslavia and the genocide in Bosnia. A new preface discusses the deepening crisis in Kosovo - the epicenter of that mythology."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-222) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Atrocities.
Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Destruction and pillage -- Bosnia and Herzegovina
Muslims -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- History -- 20th century
Genocide -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- History -- 20th century
Persecution -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- General.
Atrocities
Destruction and pillage
Genocide
Muslims
Persecution
SUBJECT Bosnia and Herzegovina -- History -- 1992- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004317
Subject Bosnia and Herzegovina
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780520922099
0520922093
0585130272
9780585130279
9780520216624
0520216628