Nationalism and the Pan-historical Perspective in Early Middle Age Archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12418262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Csanád Bálint (0009-0007-6897-1320, ELTE Research Centre for the Humanities, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 436-442 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1062798719000553 |
| OpenAlex | W3012077608 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
To the memory of Jurij Voronov archaeologist, Vice-Premier of Abkhazia murdered on 11 September 1995 Nationalism is a most general and worldwide phenomenon, known at least since European antiquity. It is also present in archaeological research, more intensively indeed in Central and Eastern Europe than in its Western counterpart. It is mostly connected with national prehistory, and its basic questions concern ‘ancientness’, ‘previousness’ and a high(er) culture, which are always the issues put forth in a comparison with others. Its emergence becomes more direct when manipulating constructed histories. Yet a decrease of its overall influence may be expected in the long run. Panhistorism in archaeology partly stems from the overestimation of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century archaeological finds and was the view generally adopted by Soviet-type Marxism. Its aim is to render history useful for political manipulation. Its followers and advocates, however, are generally ill-informed about the methodological issues of research developed in the second half of twentieth century. We may, therefore, be somewhat more optimistic as to its impending disappearance
Archaeology · Art · Epistemology · Ethnology · Nationalism · Perspective (graphical · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Prehistoric archaeology · Prehistory · Sociology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |