Njegos’s The Mountain Wreath: The Text Behind Serbian Nationalism’s Racist Foundation Myth
Öz
This study investigates Serbian ultra-nationalism that is bent on the destruction of a multi-cultural community, Bosnia which is not wholly distinct. In the study of the avows of colonial-settlers—whose foundation myths assert absolute racial and cultural exclusivity based on the divine decree—the consequences in terms of ethnic cleansing is explained. Although, ultimately massacre of the indigenous minority populations look inevitable; and the following consequences may be insidious—especially if other powerful nations fail to intervene. To prevent dire consequences, it should be considered that failure may stem from the reality that the dominant powers share the racial or cultural bias of the colonizing power and therefore collude more or less overtly to assist the establishment of the aggressor. Thereby, they assist in the eclipse of the groups targeted for extermination. The Mountain Wreath by Petar Njegos, The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andriç and The Bridge Betrayed by Michael A. Sells are discussed in a comparative way to fully clear the background of a great massacre at the end of twentieth century.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Petar Njegos,Massacre,Ethnicity,Bosnia,Serbia,The Ottoman Empire
Kaynakça
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