Orthodoxy and political myths in Balkan national identities

National Identities

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421-432

  Leustean, Lucian N ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balkans; Bulgaria; Eastern Orthodox Christianity; Greece; Macedonia; Mythical imaginary; Romania; Serbia; Symphonia

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049160829     PISSN: 14608944     EISSN: 14699907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14608940802519045     Document Type: Article

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