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The concept of the harem in the Western imagination is often shrouded in Orientalist fantasy. However, in the Balkan context—specifically within the anthropology of Bosnia and Herzegovina—the haremluk (the private, female quarter of a home) was a tangible social institution regulating female visibility, labor, and sexuality. The monograph Bekstvo iz harema (often associated with the works of Safet Hadžibegović) deconstructs this institution by focusing on the "border" event: the act of escape. bekstvo iz harema pdf work
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