Through the Window - Kinship and Elopement in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Central European University Press
Country of origin:	Hungary
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Keith Doubt (Professor of Sociology)
Dimensions:	234 x 159 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-963-386-060-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	963-386-060-1
Barcode:	9789633860601

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