Paysages religieux après la bataille. Ethnicisation du territoire urbain à Mostar à la fin du XXe siècle

Abstract

In Bosnia-Herzegovina, religious buildings mark out the urban landscape. Mosques of the Ottoman period, Catholic and Orthodox churches, and the synagogue were once the symbol of multiculturalism in the town of Mostar. Since the violent conflict of the 1990’s, not only the religious landscape has been meaning ethnic separatism, both in political discourse and in ordinary people’s representations, but also some non religious buildings have been symbolizing an exclusive identity. The ethnic boundaries that suddenly demarcated the urban territory in spring 1993, between Bosniak dominated East Mostar and Croat dominated West Mostar, partly determine the daily trajectories of the residents.