BEOGRAD I SARAJEVO: CENTRI ISLAMSKE ZAJEDNICE IZMEĐU DVA SVETSKA RATA
Belgrade and Sarajevo: Centers of the Islamic community between the two world wars

Summary/Abstract: In this article, I examine the position and role of the Islamic Religious Community (IRC) in the period after the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) until the outbreak of World War II. During this period, the Muslims in the Kingdom found themselves divided between two centers – Belgrade and Sarajevo. The central part of this article examines the polical relations between the Kingdom and the IRC, which deeply affected the status and the autonomy of IRC. In the analytical part, I apply Bourdieu’s theory of social fields, using historical sources, archival material, and demographic data. The paper attempted to contribute to a better understanding of the (dis)unity of the Islamic Religious Community in the territory of the Republic of Serbia after the collapse of the socialist Yugoslavia.

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