Description
Book SynopsisGives an ethnographic account of Bosnian Muslims' lives in a rural village located near Sarajevo. Although they represent a majority of the population in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Muslims are still members of a minority culture in the region that was once Yugoslavia.
Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Books of 1996 "At long last, there is a book which captures both the quiddity of Bosnian village life and the peculiar nature of Muslimhood in that part of Europe... [A] lucid and marvelously informative book."--The Times Literary Supplement
Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsForewordPrefaceA Note on Language and PronunciationIntroduction31History, Identity, and the Yugoslav Dream122A Bosnian Village373Men, Women, and the House854Marriage and Marriage Procedures1195Caring for the Living and the Souls of the Dead1586Debating Islam and Muslim Identity197Notes233Glossary of Bosnian Terms253Bibliography259Index277
