The most powerful iconographies that fortify the identity are the language, customs, tradition, myths and legends as components of the national tissue of one nation. Iconographies bewildered Macedonians, Albanians, Serbs, Croats, the young and the old, the baby boomers and the Coca-Cola, McDonald's and hard rock and punk generations. Orthodox believers and non-believers, Europeans and Balkan people, Nazis, Bolsheviks and Partisans all sacrificed themselves to iconographies. To the devotees of the ancient Egyptian mythology, the ancient polis and the roman cite. ![]() The iconography represents an integral part of any identity. What is the common bond of Europe and the Balkans? To what extend did Europe influence the Balkans and vice versa? This book attempts to synthesize the shared ties of the European idea and the Balkan iconographies by analyzing the spontaneous or newly created emblematic symbols and breakthroughs. Spaces where numerous despots, dictators, demagogues and populists, ambitious conquerors, tragic heroes, artists, philosophers and intellectuals set foot, where wrecked ethnicities shaped their identities and civilizations, both liberated and captive. ![]() Europe and the Balkans - two entities, two geographies lacking clearly distinguished boundaries, two histories, two groups of peoples and religions, two myths, two different fates filled with numerous spiritual symbols and iconography and a wealth of historic and cultural heritages.
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