Makedoniens muslimische Albaner im Spannungsfeld von nationaler Emanzipation und islam(ist)ischer Erneuerung
Macedonia’s Muslim Albanians in the Cross Section between National Emancipation and Islamic Regeneration

Summary/Abstract: Since the disintegration of Yugoslavia, Muslim Albanians in Macedonia (and Kosova) have been involved in turbulent processes of realignment and identity formation. Under circumstances of on-going ethno-political tensions and a deep economic crisis, new religious doctrines have spread, pushing back older notions and belongings. The article debates the meaning of Muslim identity and national belonging among Albanians. Based on ethnographic findings, it further examines different motives, attitudes and practices of local actors in a Western Macedonian village. Questions are raised, such as how representatives of the Islamic Community are trying to consolidate their position in a nationalistic environment, how a group of pious believers seeks to consolidate themselves and in which manner Islam as a moral and meaningful instance gains or loses legitimacy in the local arena.

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