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It is generally believed that the denial of the Muslim identity in Bosnia-Herzegovina is a recent phenomenon because it was not until the 1970s that the Muslims in former Yugoslavia were allowed to officially declare their Muslim identity. What this chapter will show is that there is a long and painful history of this denial, which is only reaching its climax in the present day within the European political context.
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Jozelić, J. (2014). Politicization of Religion: The Case of Bosnia-Herzegovina. In: Ognjenović, G., Jozelić, J. (eds) Politicization of Religion, the Power of State, Nation, and Faith. Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137477866_2
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