Maintaining the Sacred Center: the Bosnian City of Stolac |
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| Author:
| Mahmutcehajic, Rusmir |
| Editor:
| Nasr, Seyyed Hossein
Banac, Ivo |
| Series title: | Library of Perennial Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-26923-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | World Wisdom, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $19.98 |
Book Description:
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In his fascinating new book, Bosnian academic and former statesman, Rusmir Mahmut?ehaji?, explores how men and women traditionally ordered their communities, architecture, and habits of life to reflect the divine order, and how this order is coming under attack in an increasingly secularized modern world. In reflecting on how his own hometown of Stolac, Bosnia, has been destroyed and then rebuilt in the aftermath of the tragic Bosnia war, he offers explanations as to how different...
More DescriptionIn his fascinating new book, Bosnian academic and former statesman, Rusmir Mahmut?ehaji?, explores how men and women traditionally ordered their communities, architecture, and habits of life to reflect the divine order, and how this order is coming under attack in an increasingly secularized modern world. In reflecting on how his own hometown of Stolac, Bosnia, has been destroyed and then rebuilt in the aftermath of the tragic Bosnia war, he offers explanations as to how different religious communities can live peacefully together in the future.