Kosovar Society through Secularism and Religion

• Main Authors: MSc. Dritero Arifi, Dr.Sc. Ylber Sela
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Felix-Verlag 2013-12-01
• Series: ILIRIA International Review
• Subjects: Religion studies; Secularism; Post-War Kosovo; Kosovo Society; Religion in Kosovo
• Online Access: http://iliriapublications.org/index.php/iir/article/view/131

This paper will analyze the importance and the effects of religion, in Kosovar society. A great part of the paper, will analyze the social and the political relations in Post-War Kosovo. Initially it will elaborate religion and secularism, especially in theoreticall aspect, what impact have these definitions in modern societies. In order to explain what the importance of the religion in Kosovo is, we will focus on analyzing ethnical, social and political relations within Kosovo society. A considerable component of the paper is also, the elaboration of secularism in Kosovo conditions. This implies that the formulation of the problem and the objective of this research, are the substance of the paper’s theme, which is, religion in Kosovo; its definition and the outlook of the Kosovar society on religion. Is Kosovo post-war society more or less religious? That means the elements of Religions and Secularism will be part of the analysis of developments in post-war Kosovo.