Oldness, Unity and Continuity: Romanian Historical Mythology
Oldness, Unity and Continuity: Romanian Historical Mythology
Author(s): Lucian BoiaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Social Sciences
Published by: Centrul de Studii Memoriale și Identitare
Keywords: Mythology; Historiography;Romania;
Summary/Abstract: Post-communist Romania inherited to a large extent the national-communist ideology. ‘Oldness’, ‘unity’, and ‘continuity’, this historiographic triptych which had become the dogma of Communist times seems to have grown deep roots, both among professional historians and among the wider public. This mythology of historical unity and continuity was and still is an obstacle to historical research, often distorting it.
Journal: MemoScapes. Romanian Journal of Memory and Identity Studies
- Issue Year: 2/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 1-11
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English