The Coexistence of Transhumance Shepherding Practices and Tourism on Bjelašnica Mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The chapter is part of a book at Berghahn books:

GRAZING COMMUNITIES: Pastoralism on the Move and Biocultural Heritage Frictions (2022)

Edited by Letizia Bindi
Foreword by Tim Ingold
Afterword by Cyril Isnard.

Abstract / Povzetek:

In the last 50 years, transhumant sheepherding on Bjelašnica mountain in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has undergone a major transformation and adaptation to new forms of animal husbandry for various economic, political and social reasons, such as the increase in tourism. Based on a long-term ethnographic fieldwork, the chapter analyses the coexistence of transhumance shepherding practices and tourism in Lukomir, the highest village (1472 m above sea level) in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the southern slopes of the Bjelašnica mountain massif and the different local responses to it. A concluding section examines the anthropological insights gained through different methodological approaches, focusing on the process of visual ethnography.

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Poglavje je del zbornika pri založbi Berghahn Books, ki ga je uredila Letizia Bindi, predgovor pa je napisal Tim Ingold. Zbornik, kot tudi poglavje, je v angleškem jeziku in v celoti dostopno na spodnji povezavi.

Citation / citiranje:

Filak, Manca, and Žiga Gorišek. “The Coexistence of Transhumance Shepherding Practices and Tourism on Bjelašnica Mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina.” Berghahn Books, 280-299, 2022.

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