Self-Reported Marriage Practices in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2014

The study examines Bosnia's cultural heritage as exemplified in marriage customs shared by different ethnic groups, in particular, engagement parties, elopements, bride kidnapping, traditional weddings, religious ceremonies, civil ceremonies, affinal visitations, fictive kinship, and religious endogamy. One purpose is study how marriage customs in Bosnia-Herzegovina reflect both a trans-ethnic heritage shared by Bosnians as a national group and particular ethnic heritages specific to different ethnic groups. A second purpose is to consider the variation of these marriage customs both over time and in relation to age, ethnicity, education, religiosity, and type of settlement. A third purpose is to assess the impact on these cultural practices of the past war from 1992-1996 and measure the resilience of this heritage since the war.<br>

本研究以波斯尼亚各民族共通的婚姻习俗为具象案例，探讨其承载的文化遗产，具体涵盖订婚仪式、私奔婚、抢婚、传统婚礼、宗教仪式、民事登记仪式、姻亲探访(affinal visitations)、拟制亲属关系(fictive kinship)以及宗教内婚制(religious endogamy)等内容。
本研究的首要目标，在于探析波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那（简称波黑）的婚姻习俗如何同时体现出作为国民共同体的波斯尼亚人共有的跨民族文化遗产，以及各特定民族独有的民族文化传承。
其次，本研究将考察上述婚姻习俗随时间推移产生的变迁，及其与年龄、民族、受教育程度、宗教虔诚度、定居类型等变量的关联。
其三，本研究将评估1992至1996年的过往战争对这些文化实践造成的影响，并测算战后该文化遗产的存续韧性。