02596 a2200397 4500 1317169565 20250317111559.0 250312042016GB eng 9781317169567 Taylor & Francis GBP 39.99 BB 01 eng N thema QRAX thema NHD thema JHBZ thema QRP thema MBS thema 3M bisac HBLH bic HRAX bic HBJD bic JHBZ bic HRH bic MBS bic REL033000 bisac HIS000000 bisac HIS037040 bisac 305.6970949742 bisac Amila Buturovic Carved in Stone, Etched in Memory Death, Tombstones and Commemoration in Bosnian Islam since c.1500 1 Oxford Routledge 20160303 256 p Despite the recent history of violence and destruction, Bosnia-Herzegovina holds a positive place in history, marked by a continuous interweaving of different religious cultures. The most expansive period in that regard is the Ottoman rule that lasted here nearly five centuries. As many Bosnians accepted Islam, the process of Islamization took on different directions and meanings, only some of which are recorded in the official documents. This book underscores the importance of material culture, specifically gravestones, funerary inscriptions and images, in tracing and understanding more subtle changes in Bosnia’s religious landscape and the complex cultural shifts and exchange between Christianity and Islam in this area. Gravestones are seen as cultural spaces that inscribe memory, history, and heritage in addition to being texts that display, in image and word, first-hand information about the deceased. In tackling these topics and ideas, the study is situated within several contextual, theoretical, and methodological frameworks. Raising questions about religious identity, history, and memory, the study unpacks the cultural and historical value of gravestones and other funerary markers and bolsters their importance in understanding the region’s complexity and improving its visibility in global discussions around multiculturalism and religious pluralism. Drawing upon several disciplinary methods, the book has much to offer anyone looking for a better understanding of the intersection of Christianity and Islam, as well as those with an interest in death studies. 3905 3905