ISTRAŽIVANJE SUVREMENE PERCEPCIJE TRADICIJSKE TETOVAŽE NA PRIMJERU TETOVAŽA ŽENA KATOLKINJA IZ BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE
RESEARCH OF CONTEMPORARY PERCEPTION OF TRADITIONAL TATTOOS ON THE EXAMPLE OF TATTOOS OF CATHOLIC WOMEN FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Author(s): Vesna Haluga, Nikša SviličićSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Customs / Folklore, Visual Arts, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Culture
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Mostaru
Keywords: tattoo; traditional/religious tattoo; communication; new evangelization;perception;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with tattoos of Catholic women from Bosnia and Herzegovina, function of the tattoo from the identity, religious and communication aspect, primarily as a means of non-verbal visual communication as well as its contemporary perception. The traditional/religious tattoo on the example of tattooed Catholic women from BiH, which is the subject of this research, represents a conscious bodily modification historically conditioned by the environment and culture. The paper studied perception of traditional/religious tattoos taking into consideration the fact that more than 90% of the population of the Republic of Croatia are declared believers and whether a person with a tattooed religious symbol is a believer, or whether that person is perceived as a believer because of a tattooed religious symbol/sign. The paper also discusses the possibility of traditional tattoos contribution to the process of new evangelization. The research was conducted on a sample of 310 respondents, and the aim of the research is to determine the perception of religious/traditional tattoos, i.e. whether they are influenced by sociodemographic characteristics, whether it is generally acceptable or declared believers have a more positive attitude and can the traditional tattoo be a communication symbol of declared believers.
Journal: Hum
- Issue Year: XV/2020
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 144-162
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Croatian