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/ Theological Views XLVIII (1/2015)

/ Theological Views
/ Volume XLVIII
/ Issue 1/2015,
. / pp. 83110.

Church in Contemporary
Secular Serbian Society

6.
Aleksandar akovac
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Orthodox Theology,
Belgrade

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Summary: Secularity is one of the basic postulates of
contemporary democratic societies. The consensus re
garding the essential determination of this conception, , .
or the final implications it has on social relationship,
still does not exist in theory nor in practice. Although **
the notion of secularism is not fully elaborated or de 3 ,
fined, modern society is, not without reason, taken to , . 6.
be post-secular. The relationship between churches and ,
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religious communities is particularly burdened with mi
sunderstanding in post-communist countries including XVIII , XVIII, XIX, XX ,
Serbia, due to twofold tendencies which occur in those
countries. Since both churches and religion communities ,
were oppressed for decades, the downfall of communist .
dictatorship was followed by an understandable need for .
religion to assume its position in society. There are a lot
of contrary opinions and practices regarding the posi : *, ,
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tion of religion. The aim of this article is to point out
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existing problems and to give solutions for their overco , , ,
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Key words: Serbian Orthodox Church, secularism,

post-secularism, religion, politics.

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Critics of Statements
abou t Albanians in Serbian
Elem ent ary school sixth
grad e his tory text boo
k old Roman word for the antique town of Albanum.
arko B. Veljkovi
Educational center GITA, Belgrade
Milutin Mii
ROorto 3D Digital, Belgrade
Summary: *Kosovo has ultimately been a subject to an
informatics war aimed at showing that most holy shri
nes of the Serbian nation make an integral part of Alba
nian culture and tradition. However, Serbian scientific
community and educational system take an attitude, by
certain routine and without any bad intention inaccu
rate and not fully scientifically precise which greatly
greets the Albanian falsifying of *Kosovo history. A Ser
bian textbook named Elementary school sixth grade hi
story, written by a Serbian academic Rade Mihalji
and published by Textbook bureau from Belgrade, in
chapter South Slavs and autochthonous people points
out: On the other hand, autochthonous people who lived
together and whose settlements were groupped together
in larger groups were not Slavicized. The Albanians we
re the ones who preserved a language, ethnical customs
and other traits. A part of Slavs who settled here adopted
the language and customs of Albanians and merged with
them, as well as: In eastern Alps and in Balkans Slavs
encountered autochthonous people, who started to haul
in hardly accessible mountain regions or hided themsel
ves in fortified coastal cities. Part of the autochthonous
people merged up with the Slavs. People who preserved
its ethnic customs and other ethnic traits were Albani
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on
status, and is in line with UNSC 1244 and the ICJ Opinion
on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
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ans. However, this explanation doesnt correspond to
historical facts, for Albanians originated from non-Ro
manized Dacians which only after Slavs have migrated
to the area of nowadays central Albania mingled with
non-Romanized Illyrians. At the same time they absor
bed the Roman and Slavic language vocabulary forming
thus so called Albanian nation and Albanian language
in VIII century. The name Albanian originates from the
The Albanians afterwards expanded by albanizing
previously settled Slavs and the Roman population, but
also by extruding the Slavs and Serbians. Serbs make for
a predominant population until XVIII century in Kosovo
and Metochia and in XVIII, XIX and particularly XX
century Albanians from northern Albania ever more nu
merously migrated to Kosovo and Metochia, ever more
albanizing and extruding the Serbs. All above indicated
facts are based on arguments originating from indepen
dent scientific literature. Therefore we suggest that the
above mentioned statements from Serbian Elementary
school sixth grade history textbook, written by Serbian
academic Rade Mihalji and published by Textbook
bureau from Belgrade, in chapter South Slavs and au
tochthonous people, undergo modification so as to be as
follows (emendations are bolded): On the other hand,
autochthonous people who lived together and whose set
tlements were grouped together in larger groups were
not Slavicized. People who preserved its ethnic customs
and other ethnic traits are nomadic Dacians, Illyri
ans and the Roman population. Nomadic Dacians,
having mingled with autochtonous Illyrians emerged
the Albanians and their language in VIII century. Af
terwards Albanians expanded by Albanizing the Ro
man population and previously settled Slavs, but also
by extruding the Slavs and Serbians. Serbs make for
a predominant population in Kosovo and Metochia
until XVIII century, from which time Albanians from
northern Albania ever more numerously settled down
to Kosovo and Metochia, ever more albanizing and
extruding the Serbs. There should be as well written:
In eastern Alps and in Balkans Slavs encountered au
tochtonous people, the Roman population, who begun
to haul in less accessible mountain regions or hide them
selves in fortified coastal cities. Part of those autochtho
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nous people merged with the Slavs. People who preserved

its ethnic customs and other ethnical traits are nomadic
Dacians, Illyrians and Roman population. Nomadic
Dacians, being mixed up with autochtonous Illyrians
emerged the Albanians having their own language
in VIII century. Albanians sfterwards expanded by
trying to albanize the Roman population and previ
ously settled Slavs, but also by extruding the Slavs
and Serbs. Serbis make for a predominant population
in Kosovo and Metochia until XVIII century, from
which time Albanians from northern Albania ever
more numerously settled down to Kosovo and Metoc
hia, ever more albanizing and extruding the Serbs.

Key words: Kosovo, Albania, falsification of history,

the origin of the Albanians, Dacians, Illyrians, Slavs,
ethnically and linguistically mix of Dacians and Illyri
ans, Albanization.

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