Tradition, Revitalization and Innovation in Contemporary Rituals in Slovakia
This paper looks at the process of change in rituals in eight western Slovakian villages after 1989 and examines how these changes have been perceived by informants. The following topics are discussed: how have traditional elements survived to this day; how is socio-economic differentiation of the c...
| Published in: | Traditiones |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC
2007
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2007360209 https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/traditiones/article/view/1096 |
| Summary: | This paper looks at the process of change in rituals in eight western Slovakian villages after 1989 and examines how these changes have been perceived by informants. The following topics are discussed: how have traditional elements survived to this day; how is socio-economic differentiation of the community reflected in rituals; what are the reasons for and functions of revitalization; and which are the new elements introduced after 1989, and how are they perceived by the community? *** Predstavljeni so novejši procesi v spreminjanju ritualov na primeru raziskave v osmih podeželskih krajih na zahodnem Slovaškem po letu 1989, s posebnim poudarkom na tem, kako jih doživljajo ljudje sami. Obravnavana so naslednja vprašanja: kako so fenomeni tradicije preživeli v tem času, kako družbeno-ekonomska diferenciacija skupnosti odseva v ritualih, kateri so razlogi in funkcije revitalizacije, kakšne so inovacije po vsebini, zgledih in v doživljanju ljudi. this paper looks at the process of change in rituals in eight Western Slovakian villages after 1989 and examines how these changes have been identified by informants. The following topics are discussed: How has traditional elements survived to this day; How is socio-economic differentiation of the community reflected in rituals; What is the reasons for and functions of revitalisation; and which are the new elements introduced after 1989, and how are they perceived by the community? *** There are recent developments in ritual change in the case of research in eight rural towns in western Slovakia since 1989, with a particular focus on people’s own experiences. The following issues are addressed: how traditions have survived at this time, how socio-economic differentiation of communities reflects in rituals, what are the causes and functions of revitalisation, what innovations are in terms of content, model and people’s experiences. |
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