Central European University Press
Through the Window : Kinship and Elopement in Bosnia-Herzegovina
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9789633860601
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9789633860601
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$67.15
This book is not about war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, evil, or the killing of a society. It is about a cultural heritage, something vital to a society as a society, something that was not killed in the previous war, something that is resilient. Through the Window brings an original perspective to folklore of Bosnians at a certain period of time and the differences and similarities of the three main ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It examines the transethnic character of cultural heritage, against divisions that dominate their tragic recent past. The monograph focuses in particular on customs shared by different ethnic groups, specifically elopement, and affinal visitation. The elopement is a transformative rite of passage where an unmarried girl becomes a married woman. The affinal visitation, which follows, is a confirmatory ceremony where ritualized customs between families establish in-lawships These customs reflect a transethnic heritage shared by people in Bosnia as a national group, including Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. ÿ
| Author: Keith Doubt |
| Publisher: Central European University Press |
| Publication Date: Sep 01, 2014 |
| Number of Pages: 179 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Hardcover |
| ISBN-10: 9633860601 |
| ISBN-13: 9789633860601 |
Through the Window : Kinship and Elopement in Bosnia-Herzegovina
$67.15
This book is not about war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, evil, or the killing of a society. It is about a cultural heritage, something vital to a society as a society, something that was not killed in the previous war, something that is resilient. Through the Window brings an original perspective to folklore of Bosnians at a certain period of time and the differences and similarities of the three main ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It examines the transethnic character of cultural heritage, against divisions that dominate their tragic recent past. The monograph focuses in particular on customs shared by different ethnic groups, specifically elopement, and affinal visitation. The elopement is a transformative rite of passage where an unmarried girl becomes a married woman. The affinal visitation, which follows, is a confirmatory ceremony where ritualized customs between families establish in-lawships These customs reflect a transethnic heritage shared by people in Bosnia as a national group, including Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. ÿ
| Author: Keith Doubt |
| Publisher: Central European University Press |
| Publication Date: Sep 01, 2014 |
| Number of Pages: 179 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Hardcover |
| ISBN-10: 9633860601 |
| ISBN-13: 9789633860601 |
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