The Power of Mind and Body: The Body as a Political Space in the Decade after the First World War in Slovenia Cover Image

Moč uma in telesa: telo kot politični prostor v desetletju po 1. svetovni vojni na Slovenskem
The Power of Mind and Body: The Body as a Political Space in the Decade after the First World War in Slovenia

Author(s): Pavlina Bobič
Subject(s): Political history, Social history, Social Theory, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Sociology of Politics, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Študijski center za narodno spravo
Keywords: First World War; post-war moral restoration; concepts of physicality; Bishop Anton Bonaventura Jeglič; Filip Terčelj; Sokol; Orel;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses ideals and perspectives of physicality in the period before and after the First World War, placing them in the context of contemporary attempts at comprehensively rebuilding lives after the war. In what ways did the principle of physicality change into a political landscape where different ideologies clashed and simultaneously revealed their views on spiritual and physical strength and on the ability for (moral) regeneration? The traditional iconography drew from a rich spiritual and secular heritage, shaping itself alongside notions of educational methods and the dangers of the period. Dilemmas within Sokol and Orel physical education content intertwined with political questions, and decades-long disagreement between both organisationsdeepened further during the civil conflict, exacerbating discord in the traditional camp during the Second World War.

  • Issue Year: 8/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 45-80
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Slovenian
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