ИСЛАМ И ПРОЗЕЛИТИЗАМ У КРАЉЕВИНИ СХС
ISLAM AND PROSELYTISM IN THE KINGDOM OF SERBS, CROATS AND SLOVENES

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents one of the most sensitive aspects of interreligious relations in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – proselytism, primarily through the relationship between the Muslim and Orthodox denominations. The Kingdom’s Constitution proclaimed the equality of peoples and religions. Any form of proselytism was considered a violation of the state order, which is why it was strictly forbidden. Despite that, various cases of changing of religion were reported, which is something representatives of the Islamic community complained particularly about, believing that the state and its officials in the field used different models of proselytizing actions against Muslims. Through correspondence between the authorities and the Islamic community about the mentioned cases, the paper shows how the Muslim representatives tried to prove the stated actions and how the state responded to such accusations.

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