The ‘Muslim Question’ in Hitler's Balkans

Bibliographic Data

ID8957308
AuthorsDavid Motadel (0000-0002-2218-618X, Canisius College, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume56
Issue4
Pages1007-1039
Publication date2013-10-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Historical Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0018246x13000204
OpenAlexW2316792203
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited30

This article examines Germany's efforts to instrumentalize Islam in the Balkans during the Second World War. As German troops became more involved in the region from early 1943 onwards, German officials began to engage with the Muslim population, promoting Germany as the protector of Islam in south-eastern Europe. Focusing on Bosnia, Herzegovina, and the Sandžak of Novi Pazar, the article explores the relations between German authorities and religious leaders on the ground and enquires into the ways in which German propagandists sought to employ religious rhetoric, terminology, and iconography for political and military ends. Interweaving religious history with the history of military conflict, the article contributes more generally to our understanding of the politics of religion in the Second World War

Ancient history · Economic history · German · Islam · Political rhetoric · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Terminology · Theology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law · Philosophy · Turkey's Politics and Society

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