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Statehood and Intercultural Dialogue
Study of Slovenian Transition
in Anthropological Journal of European Cultures
Author:
Peter Simoničm
Peter Simoničm
University of Ljubljana peter.simonic@ff.lj-uni.si
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Contemporary political rituals have been a neglected topic in Slovenian ethnology and anthropology. This article presents celebrations of Slovenian statehood in the period of transition - from 1991 to the present - which were being organised in the Republic Square (Trg Republike) and cultural centre Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana, and have been outlining the components of Slovenian political mythology and offering solutions for the new national future. The analysis is focused on the holders of political, cultural and media systems. It attempts to disclose the significance and use of the concept of intercultural dialogue in contemporary Slovenian society by exploring the relationship between ritual and its social background.