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Containing Balkan Nationalism - Imperial Russia and Ottoman Christians, 1856-1914 (Hardcover)
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Containing Balkan Nationalism - Imperial Russia and Ottoman Christians, 1856-1914 (Hardcover)
Series: Religion and Global Politics
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In 1870, the Orthodox Bulgarian Exarchate was established by the
Sultan's decree without the consent of the Patriarchate of
Constantinople. The inability to reach a compromise led to a schism
within Orthodoxy and divided Ottoman Christian communities into
traditionalists versus nationalists, Greeks versus Slavs and Arabs.
Those conflicts were exacerbated by the Russo-Turkish war of
1877-1878, refugee movements, and the increasingly deadly rivalry
of irredentist Balkan states. Containing Balkan Nationalism focuses
on the implications of the Bulgarian national movement that
developed in the context of Ottoman modernization and of European
imperialism in the Near East. The movement aimed to achieve the
status of an independent church, separating ethnic Bulgarians from
the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Independent
church status meant cultural and legal autonomy in the Islamic
structure of the Ottoman Empire. Denis Vovchenko highlights the
efforts put forth by ecclesiastics, publicists, and diplomats in
Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Greece, and Bulgaria in developing and
implementing various plans to reconcile ethnic differences within
existing religious and dynastic frameworks. The arrangements were
often inspired by modern visions of a political and cultural union
of Orthodox Slavs and Greeks. Whether put into effect or simply
discussed, they demonstrate the strength and flexibility of
supranational identities and institutions on the eve of the First
World War. The book should encourage contemporary analysts and
policymakers to explore the potential of such traditional loyalties
to defuse ethnic tensions today and to serve as organic
alternatives to generic mechanical models of power-sharing and
federation.
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