Maintaining the Sacred Center The Bosnian City of Stolac |
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| Author:
| Mahmutcehajic, Rusmir |
| Preface by:
| Nasr, Seyyed |
| Introduction by:
| Banac, Rusmir |
| ISBN: | 978-1-936597-07-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | World Wisdom, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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In his fascinating new book, Bosnian academic and former statesman, Rusmir Mahmutcehajic, explores how men and women traditionally ordered their communities, architecture, and habits of life to reflect the divine order, and how this order is coming under attack in an increasingly secularized modern world. In reflecting on how his own hometown of Stolac, Bosnia, has been destroyed and then rebuilt in the aftermath of the tragic Bosnia war, he offers explanations as to how different...
More DescriptionIn his fascinating new book, Bosnian academic and former statesman, Rusmir Mahmutcehajic, explores how men and women traditionally ordered their communities, architecture, and habits of life to reflect the divine order, and how this order is coming under attack in an increasingly secularized modern world. In reflecting on how his own hometown of Stolac, Bosnia, has been destroyed and then rebuilt in the aftermath of the tragic Bosnia war, he offers explanations as to how different religious communities can live peacefully together in the future.