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This paper explores the development of the principle of secularity in Bulgaria as well as the contours of its present application. The notion of separating church from state was introduced by the communist regime but had the effect of turning religious institutions into channels of state authority. The relief of post-communist secularism, in turn, is deeply fragmented.
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Atanasova, R. (2016). Headscarves in the Classroom. In: Aslan, E., Ebrahim, R., Hermansen, M. (eds) Islam, Religions, and Pluralism in Europe. Wiener Beiträge zur Islamforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-12962-0_20
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