Adalékok a sebzett kollektív identitás antropológiájához
Contributions to the Anthropology of Wounded Collective Identity

Summary/Abstract: Nationalism and religion play important roles in the ongoing armed conflicts, thus the investigation of this topic is crucial both today and for the future. The paper focuses on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), where there’s a special connection between nationalism and religion, which are key factors in shaping the history, the present and the future of this region with traumas, conflicts and tensions. According to my hypothesis, mimetic rivalry, scapegoating, and victimization are core elements of the wounded collective identity and the nationalisms of the CEE societies – thus, Girard’s mimetic theory provides a unique understanding. I attempt to outline a new possible pathway for applying mimetic theory concerning the wounded collective identity of CEE.

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