Saintsavaism(s) and Nationalism
An Overview of the Development of the Serbian Orthodox Phenomenon of Saintsavaism, with a Special Focus on the Contribution of Justin Popovic (1894–1979)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11287206 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neven Vukic (0000-0002-1268-1371, FWO PhD Fellow, Research Unit of Systematic Theology and the Study of Religions, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven Leuven Belgium, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 77-98 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Exchange (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0166-2740 • E-ISSN: 1572-543X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1572543x-12341586 |
| OpenAlex | W3156547749 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article provides a reflection on a relatively controversial phenomenon in the Serbian Orthodox Church, namely saintsavaism ( serb. svetosavlje). The controversy accompanying the term is related to its association with the Serbian nationalism that erupted during the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990’s. This article aims to demonstrate that this particular interpretation of saintsavaism is, in fact, only one of at least four distinct understandings of the notion. Moreover, this article will argue that the author who contributed most significantly to the development of saintsavaism as the guiding principle of the Serbian Church to this day, namely, Justin Popovic (1894–1979), envisioned saintsavaism as, indeed, a totalizing worldview, and recognized its national significance, without, however, reducing it to simple ‘nationalism’. In order to make this case clear, the article will analyze in detail Popovic’s seminal work on saintsavaism (available only in Serbian), Saintsavaism as a Philosophy of Life (1953)
Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Nationalism · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Serbian · Sociology · Theology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |