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Religije i veroispovesti nacionalnih manjina u Srbiji
Religions and Confessions of National Minorities in Serbia

Author(s): Dragoljub B. Đorđević
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Sociološko naučno društvo Srbije
Keywords: religions of national minorities; confessions of national minorities; religion of fate; religion of choice; Serbia;

Summary/Abstract: Setting aside the major national community, Serbs, the text analyzes the religious-confessional profile of all 28 national communities in Serbia according to the 2002 census. In the Serbian ethnic profile there are more national minorities gravitating towards Christianity rather than Islam. Among Christian national minorities, Orthodox and Roman Catholic confessions are almost equally represented, while Sunni Islam is the most prevailing confession among Muslim minorities. In describing religions and confessions of national minorities, the following concepts and phenomena are taken into consideration: “confessional identification”, “violation of confessional identity”, “religion of fate”, “religion of choice”, “syncretistic religiosity”, “combinatory religiosity”, “religious seekers”, “religions of minorities”, “minority religions”, “religious communities of minorities” and “protestantization process”.

  • Issue Year: 47/2005
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 193-212
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Serbian
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