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Yugoslavia Index
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Examples of Yugoslav religious architecture
Courtesy Chuck Sudetic
Religious affiliation in Yugoslavia was closely linked with
the politics of nationality; centuries-old animosities among the
country's three main religions, Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman
Catholicism, and Islam, remained a divisive factor in 1990.
Forced conversions of Orthodox Serbs to Roman Catholicism by
ultranationalist Croatian priests during World War II had made a
lasting impression; more recently, Serbian official spokesmen
often characterized Serbian conflicts with Kosovan nationalists
as a struggle between Christianity and Islam. Religious tension
existed even in the most prosperous regions: in the 1980s, local
politicians delayed construction of an Orthodox church in Split
and a mosque in Ljubljana, both predominantly Roman Catholic
cities.
Data as of December 1990
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