Through the Window

Kinship and Elopement in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Av Keith Doubt

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-03-31
Mått152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt270 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor176
FörlagCentral European University Press
ISBN9789633867594

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PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1 The Study of ElopementChapter 2 The Liminality of ElopementChapter 3 An Extraordinary ElopementChapter 4 Habitus in BosniaChapter 5 Deciding in a BlinkChapter 6 The Secret and ElopementChapter 7 Elopement and Ego-IdentityChapter 8 The Risk of Foreclosure in the Arranged MarriageChapter 9 Family Folklore and ElopementChapter 10 Affinal Relations after ElopementChapter 11 Bosnia’s Kin in TurkeyChapter 12 Balkan EthnologyChapter 13 Bosnian FolkChapter 14 Ethnicity and NationalityChapter 15 Accounting for Bosnian CultureBibliographyAppendixes: Survey Report, Marco Index Bosnia Survey Question in English and Bosnian Qualitative Interview Protocol Consent Form in Bosnian

"The task that Keith Doubt sets for himself with this book is to rescue knowledge about common ethnic trans-cultural heritage in Bosnia Herzegovina. Relying on literary sources, earlier ethnographies, and in-depth interviews with women, the author paints a vivid and exciting picture of elopement from a gender perspective. Additional sources of information are two surveys conducted for this research. The book represents fine scholarship, given its interdisciplinary approach and complex methodology. It is a valuable contribution to gender, kinship, and folklore studies."