From Kosovo to Macedonia: spotlighting recent attacks on former Yugoslavia's religious heritage
From Kosovo to Macedonia: spotlighting recent attacks on former Yugoslavia's religious heritage

Summary/Abstract: The present note refers to the negative effects of the Kosovo conflicts on the religious heritage of FYRO Macedonia, such as the recent desecration of Matejče Monastery by Albanian paramilitary forces. It is argued that the situation in FYRO Macedonia should be closely observed while the experience accumulated during previous wars between countries once belonging to former Yugoslavia be used to prevent future interethnic conflicts and further destruction. It is also suggested to shift the attention from political and historical narratives concerning the interethnic conflicts, to the biography of buildings and objects themselves.

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