Religion and Genocide in Bosnia

Interviewee

Michael Sells
USF Humanities Institute

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Interviewer

USF Libraries Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center

Publication Date

3-12-2009

Abstract

In this talk, Michael Sells examines the role of religious narratives, symbols, institutions, and beliefs in motivating and justifying acts of genocide and "ethnic cleansing," the possibility that religion can play a role in the post-conflict healing of Bosnian society, and the suggestion, made by influential Bosnian scholars and peacemakers, that the near destruction and remarkable survival of Bosnia offers both a warning and a hope for the post Cold War World.

Keywords

Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslav War, 1991-1995, Atrocities, Genocide

Subject: geographic

Bosnia and Hercegovina

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Language

English

Format

video/mp4

Identifier

U31-00001

Recommended Citation

Sells, Michael and USF Humanities Institute, "Religion and Genocide in Bosnia" (2009). USF Library Presentations and Lectures. 7.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_lib_lectures/7