Myth, religion, and national identity: Mythologization in Serbia in the period of national crisis

U ovom radu je učinjen pokušaj da se prouči kognitivna komponenta mitologizacije u Srbiji u periodu nacionalne krize, kako na institucionalnom tako i na individualnom nivou. Rad se bazira na istraživanju koje je započeto 1998. godine a završeno je 2000. godine, tako da obuhvata period pre NATO agresije, za vreme nje i nakon nje. Institucionalni nivo je proučavan preko tekstova ratnih izdanja časopisa "Vojska", a individualni nivo preko stavova i razmišljanja studentske populacije u Beogradu.An attempt has been made in this paper to study the cognitive component of theisation and mythologization in Serbia within the period of national crisis, both on institutional and individual level. The paper is based on a research initiated in 1998 and completed in 2000, thus it encompasses periods prior to, during, and after the NATO aggression. Institutional level was surveyed through texts from war editions of "The Military" magazine, while the individual one was surveyed through opinions and thoughts of the Belgrade student's population. Research results indicate the existence of correlation between the two levels regarding ways and degrees of myth usage, as well as certain differences