A War of Myths: Creation of the Founding Myth of Kosovo Albanians
A War of Myths: Creation of the Founding Myth of Kosovo Albanians
Author(s): Vedran ObućinaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Centar za politološka istraživanja
Keywords: Kosovo; Albanians; founding myth; memory; identity politics
Summary/Abstract: A distinctive Albanian character is present in the shaping of Kosovo’s statehood. The official politics of history and identity diminish the importance of other ethnic communities and focuses on Albanian mythology, represented by mixture of contemporary and historical personalities, events, places and memories. Integrative and European-leaning from outside, Kosovo is more and more particular and Albanian from inside, leaving many doubts and uncertainties about the intercultural future of Europe’s newest state.
Journal: Suvremene teme : međunarodni časopis za društvene i humanističke znanosti.
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 30-44
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English