| Title: | State of governance of religious communities in former Yugoslavia and the developments of the Bahá’í Community and Jehovah’s Witnesses |
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| Authors: | ID Zibelnik Badii, Aleksandra (Author) |
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| Files: |  PDF - Presentation file, download (268,63 KB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  ZRS Koper - Science and Research Centre Koper
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| Abstract: | Yugoslavia officially recognized major religious communities, including the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches and the Islamic community, while aro-und fifty smaller, unrecognized groups also existed by the 1960s. This study exami-nes state laws and the development of two such communities – Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Bahá’í community. Despite a legal framework that guaranteed religious freedom, including the separation of church and state and protection from co-ercion, the reality was shaped by tensions between government policies and reli-gious groups. This analysis explores how national identity, legal compliance, and ideological alignment with the state influenced the treatment of smaller religious communities within Yugoslavia’s broader framework of religious freedom. |
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| Keywords: | religious community, church, conversion, Yugoslavia, communism, persecution, acceptance |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 07.07.2025 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 47-78 |
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| Numbering: | Let. 30, št. 117/118 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-23217  |
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| UDC: | 2:94(497.1) |
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| ISSN on article: | 1318-8828 |
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| DOI: | 10.35469/poligrafi.2025.478 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 244971267 |
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| Copyright: | Copyright (c) 2025 Aleksandra Zibelnik Badii |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 06.08.2025 |
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| Views: | 281 |
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| Downloads: | 183 |
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