The “Province” from an Anthropological Viewpoint. Reflections from the Perspective of the Dilemmas of Cultural Communication
The “Province” from an Anthropological Viewpoint. Reflections from the Perspective of the Dilemmas of Cultural Communication

Summary/Abstract: In numerous convictions and expectations “the province” is associated with folk qualities or is an autonomous reality contrasted with the “centre”. According to such opinions, provincial and folk space contains truths of life, ethical values, and an authentic experiencing of the world, which can be juxtaposed with illusion, falsehood, and the superficiality of experiences offered by the contemporary, global manner of communication. Another prevailing conviction claims that even if those positive values had been already composed in a certain manner and participate in new contexts they still remain attractive for social dialogue. On the other hand, folk qualities as a derivative of the province produce today ambivalent attitudes even among experts on folklore and folk art, ethnographers and anthropologists.

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