ABSTRACT
Collectivistic religions are not modern phenomena reducible to religious nationalisms, or remnants of traditional religiosity that survived only in societies with delayed modernization. From Greek to Polish, Bosnian to Irish to Croatian contexts, the collectivistic religions brought into question the idea about the purported sharp division between modernity and tradition. The Bosnian case is not considered here because Bosnia and Herzegovina is far from European integration processes. An appreciation of the historicity and sociological character of collectivistic religions in a wide range of contexts was significant for yet another reason. The designation of religions as a problem in Bosnia and Croatia stems from their role as identity markers. The evidence of the historicity and adaptability of collectivistic religions does not guarantee their continued vitality in the late modern world. The present and future of collectivistic religions, in other words, need to be considered in relation to the transformations of their social contexts.
