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ID121870
Title ProperPractical limits of inventing traditions
Other Title Informationthe failed reinvention of the Sinjska Alka
LanguageENG
AuthorErozden, M Ozan
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)The Alka is a traditional game in Croatia, held to commemorate the victory of the local warriors of the region of Cetina over the Ottoman army in 1715. The Croatian nationalist discourse of the 1990s tried to reinvent the Alka as symbol of a certain national identity, by nationalising this local event and emphasising its religious aspect. In a period of just over a decade, however, the project of reinventing the Alka has failed completely. This paper analyses the reinvention of the Alka and its failure in order to argue that concrete cases of invented tradition are context dependent and may encounter practical limits.
`In' analytical NoteNations and Nationalism Vol. 19, No.3; Jul 2013: p.475-492
Journal SourceNations and Nationalism Vol. 19, No.3; Jul 2013: p.475-492
Key WordsInvention of Tradition ;  Former Yugoslavia ;  Croatia ;  Nationalist Discourse ;  National Identity