The Balkans as a Temporal Denominator – The Discourse of Balkanism in Serbian Archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14713557 |
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| Authors | Staša Babić (0000-0002-3196-4406), Zorica Kuzmanović (0000-0001-7353-5493, University of Belgrade) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 539-555 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Etnoantropološki problemi / Issues in Ethnology and Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0353-1589 • E-ISSN: 2334-8801 |
| Publisher | University of Belgrade - Faculty of Philosophy - Department of Ethnology and Anthropology (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21301/eap.v10i3.1 |
| OpenAlex | W2469305713 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The idea of universal linear course of time is an important element of the basic framework of reference of the archaeological research into the past. However, even the fundamental theoretical premises of the discipline, such as the conceptualization of time, may be changed and differently interpreted, depending upon the social and cultural context of research. The history of archaeology in Serbia testifies that, contrary to the generally implicit linear course of time, the regional past is seen as a series of repetitions, stagnations and detours, implying the assumption of a different, a-historical course of time in the Balkans. This narrative is especially noticeable in the works dealing with the role of the Classical Greek-Roman civilization in the Balkan past. The ambivalence of the leading narratives in Serbian archaeology towards the presumed sources of the European culture corresponds to the images of the Balkans identified by M. Todorova as the discourse of Balkanism
Ambivalence · Archaeology · Art · Civilization · Conceptualization · Context (archaeology) · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Serbian · Sociology · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Anthropology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Balkan and Eastern European Studies · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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