Ethnological and Anthropological View of Identity in Sarajevo and Mostar

Abstract

This paper provides an ethnological and anthropological view of identity in Sarajevo and Mostar, based on contemporary fieldwork research conducted between 2017 and 2019. Identity will be observed as a relational category in regard to the space in which different groups live, which has been examined through their members’ attitudes, thinking and behavior in the context of inter ethnic and intra-urban relations. Methods of observation, participant observation, unstructured and structured interviews, survey on demographic and socio-economic profile of informants and fieldwork diary were used. The analytical review of the collected ethnographic data was made, which shows how the identity building process among the inhabitants of Sarajevo and Mostar look like in the contemporary period. Therefore, the paper represents a certain contribution in the field of ethnology and anthropology in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and can serve as a basis for further studies.