Challenges of the intangible cultural heritage safeguarding system in multiethnic states: The example of the Serbian community in Herzegovina
The challenges and problems in the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina are reflected in all the ethnic communities that constitute the country. Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats, as well as members of other communities living in Bosnia and Herzegovina, face a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2024/0350-08612402085D.pdf |
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| Summary: | The challenges and problems in the safeguarding of intangible cultural
heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina are reflected in all the ethnic
communities that constitute the country. Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats, as well
as members of other communities living in Bosnia and Herzegovina, face a
number of obstacles when it comes to identifying, documenting, protecting
and promoting their heritage. This is due, on the one hand, to the lack of
internal consensus on what is and what is not part of their heritage
(dissonant heritage) and, on the other hand, to the complex arrangement of
heritage that corresponds to the complex constitutional structure of Bosnia
and Herzegovina. This paper uses the heritage of Serbs in Herzegovina as a
case study to illustrate how the lack of support from central authorities,
the weak network of institutional actors and the lack of agreement on
cultural issues complicate the processes related to heritage protection.
This paper aims to provide an incentive for overcoming the challenges and
problems of ICH safeguarding in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to offer some
suggestions for reforming the system to make it more inclusive and provide a
framework for the protection of all citizens and communities living in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-0861 2334-8259 |