BOSNIAN GEOGRAPHY: BOSNIAN AND BOSNIAK IDENTITIES Cover Image

Bosanska geografija: Bosanski i bošnjački identiteti
BOSNIAN GEOGRAPHY: BOSNIAN AND BOSNIAK IDENTITIES

Author(s): Rasim Gačanović
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Politics and Identity, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Bošnjačka zajednica kulture "Preporod"
Keywords: Bosnia; Bosnian geography; sovereignty; identity; Bosnian hood; Bosniak hood; anti-Bosnian hood; bugaboo of Bosnian hood; democracy; tribal alliance; consociation;legitimate; endangerment; racism;

Summary/Abstract: The focus of the research presented in the paper is to identify, define and characterize the important forms and content of Bosnian geography, their influence on Bosnian identity, and to attack on these components with the aim of denying and disabling Bosnia and Bosnian hood. For the prosperity of Bosnia as well as every country in general, it is necessary to achieve a harmonious reciprocity of Bosnian geography, politics and culture with a Bosnian identity. Also, here it is presented a (possible) critical review of the state and (mis)use of individual components of Bosnian geography in denying and disabling Bosnian identity. Expressed constant and aggressive attacks are visible on all layers of Bosnian geography. Given the limited time and space of presenting the research, only some aspects of the main geographical layers are exposed, which, in the author's opinion, are important for understanding the comprehension and content of the Bosnian, as well as the aggressively engineered metamorphosis of the meaning of Bosniak identity. Here it will be tried to present the results of intentionally − planned reduction, emptying, falsification, distortion, disgust and devaluation to nothingness of the essence of the Bosniak identity in order to distance it from the Bosnian and to tear down any connection with Bosnia. All that is necessary because the great elites of Serbia and Croatia would „generously allow“ that Bosnian people use the name Bosniak. Unfortunately, insiders − members and institutions of the denied Bosnian people − are also involved in this endeavour.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 106-146
  • Page Count: 40
  • Language: Bosnian