Between Religion and Nation: The Identity of Makedonci muslimani in Republic of Macedonia

Authors

  • Strashko Stojanovski Faculty of Law, Goce Delcev University in Shtip, R. Macedonia
  • Jovan Ananiev
  • Ana Nikodinovska Krstevska

Keywords:

Muslims, Macedonia, Makedonci muslimani, Balkan, Identity.

Abstract

The collective identity of Muslim population with Slavic origin in the Balkans derived from late Ottoman millet system of confessional differences and the introduction of national ideology in second half of 19th century. With the formation of separate Macedonian statehood Makedonci muslimani were included into Macedonian nation, but in the same time, because of their religious differences they weren

Author Biography

Strashko Stojanovski, Faculty of Law, Goce Delcev University in Shtip, R. Macedonia

Asistent Professor on Faculty of Law

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Published

2015-03-02

How to Cite

Stojanovski, S., Ananiev, J., & Krstevska, A. N. (2015). Between Religion and Nation: The Identity of Makedonci muslimani in Republic of Macedonia. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 20(2), 194–201. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/3494

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