{"id":55780,"date":"2026-10-13T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=55780"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:33:03","slug":"balkanistic-forum-2026-vol-35-no-2-religion-and-religiosity-the-balkans-and-the-black-sea-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=55780","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBalkanistic Forum\u201d, 2026, Vol. 35, No. 2: Religion and Religiosity\u2014the Balkans and the Black Sea Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Balkanistic Forum has been published since 1992 as an annual edition of the International University Seminar for Balkan Studies and Specializations at South-West University Neofit Rilski, Blagoevgrad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Balkanistic Forum<\/em>, 2026, Vol. 35, No. 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Religion and Religiosity\u2014the Balkans and the Black Sea Region<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Editors<br>Iliya Nedin, Snezhana Dimitrova, Pavlina Solachka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bf.swu.bg\/story\/?forum=5\">https:\/\/bf.swu.bg\/story\/?forum=5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceeol.com\/search\/journal-detail?id=1069\">https:\/\/www.ceeol.com\/search\/journal-detail?id=1069<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6acea2c034966&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6acea2c034966\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"55781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?attachment_id=55781\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historiografija.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/slika-13.png?fit=1500%2C2100&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"slika\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historiografija.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/slika-13.png?fit=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historiografija.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/slika-13.png?resize=731%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historiografija.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/slika-13.png?resize=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historiografija.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/slika-13.png?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historiografija.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/slika-13.png?resize=768%2C1075&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historiografija.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/slika-13.png?resize=1097%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1097w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historiografija.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/slika-13.png?resize=1463%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1463w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historiografija.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/slika-13.png?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On the cover: <\/strong>April 1916. 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