(Ab)use of religion as a political means to an end: the achievement of nationalist political goals, analyzing 'how' through which mechanisms this phenomenon has been and still is practiced in South-Eastern Europe.

Contents Foreword - A Note on Sociology; Keith Tester Preface; Gorana Ognjenovi? and Jasna Jozeli? 1. Introduction; Gorana Ognjenovi? and Jasna Jozeli? 2. Politicization of Religion, the Case of Bosnia-Herzegovina; Jasna Jozeli? 3. Was the Bosnian War (1992-1995) a Full-fledged Religious War?; Sergej Flere 4. The Role of the Catholic Church in the Bosnian Conflict 1991-1995, An Historical Approach; Clemens Cavallin & Sead S. Fetahagi? 5. Politicization of Religion in Former Yugoslavia: the Case of the Evangical Protestants?; Kosta Milkov 6. Ecclesiastical Involvement in Serbian Politics: Post-2000 Period; Milan Vukomanovi? 7. The Political Dynamics of Intra-Orthodox Conflict in Montenegro; Kenneth Morrison and Nebojša ?agorovi? 8. The Separation between Church and State in Slovenia: A Political Fiasco; Sre?o Dragoš 9. Religion and Politics in Kosovo; Anton K. Berishaj Conclusion