Hamza-Dede Orlović's tekke in Konjević Polje ( Socio-historical significance of Hamza-Dede Orlović's Tekke in Konjević Polje for the region of Srebrenica) Cover Image

Hamza-Dede Orlović's tekke in Konjević Polje ( Socio-historical significance of Hamza-Dede Orlović's Tekke in Konjević Polje for the region of Srebrenica)
Hamza-Dede Orlović's tekke in Konjević Polje ( Socio-historical significance of Hamza-Dede Orlović's Tekke in Konjević Polje for the region of Srebrenica)

Author(s): Adib Đozić
Subject(s): Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, History of Islam, Cultural Essay
Published by: JU Zavod za zaštitu i korištenje kulturno-historijskog i prirodnog naslijeđa

Summary/Abstract: For understanding of the most actual questions of Bosnian-Herzegovinian society and state it is necessary, among other things, to consult socio-historical and cultural facts, i.e. the content of Bosnia’s closer and further past. Srebrenica with its surroundings in BiH history presents one of the most significant areas due to many preserved material and written historical data for appropriate understanding and interpretation of the past and current socio-political events. Thereare three especially significant facts that emphasise the signficance of Srebrenica region for BiH’s past and presence. Srebrenica is one of the oldest urban settlements not only in Bosnia but in the Balkans and Europe in general. The second fact is that the region of Srebrenicare presents one of the richest deposits of lead, zinc, bauxite, silver on the Earth. If we take into account the healing powers of water Guber, then the image of the natural wealth of the region of Srebrenica becomes more complete.

  • Issue Year: 3/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 141-166
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English