Containing Balkan Nationalism
Imperial Russia and Ottoman Christians, 1856–1914
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19966883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Denis Vovchenko (0000-0001-9419-7243, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 360 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-18 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Containing Balkan Nationalism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190276676.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2784619522 |
| ISBN | 9780190276676 |
| Open Library | OL28606350M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
The book focuses on the implications of the Bulgarian national movement that developed in the context of Ottoman modernization (Tanzimat) and of European imperialism in the Near East (the Eastern Question). The movement aimed to separate 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. In 1870, the Bulgarian Exarchate was established by the Sultan’s decree without the consent of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. This inability to reach a compromise led to the 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 increasingly deadly rivalry of irredentist Balkan states. The book highlights the efforts by ecclesiastics, publicists, and diplomats in Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Greece, and Bulgaria to develop and implement various plans to reconcile ethnic differences within existing religious and dynastic frameworks. Those arrangements were often inspired by modern Pan-Slav and Pan-Orthodox 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. They 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
Ancient history · Annexation · Archaeology · Bulgarian · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Rivalry · Schism · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · History · Law · Philosophy · Balkan peninsula · Christianity and politics · Eastern · Eastern churches · Ethnic relations · ethnic relations · Europe · International Relations · Military · Minorities · Relations · Religious minorities · Social conditions · World War I
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| Citations per year | 1.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |