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https://doi.org/10.47960/2303-7431.24.2020.144
RESEARCH OF CONTEMPORARY PERCEPTION OF TRADITIONAL TATTOOS ON THE EXAMPLE OF TATTOOS OF CATHOLIC WOMEN FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Vesna Haluga
orcid.org/0000-0003-1524-5169
; University North, Varaždin/Koprivnica
Nikša Sviličić
orcid.org/0000-0002-0903-857X
; University North, Varaždin/Koprivnica
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.
Keywords
tattoo; traditional/religious tattoo; communication; new evangelization; perception
Hrčak ID:
259530
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Publication date:
9.12.2020.
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