Even the Gods Die … The State Funeral and National Mourning for the Albanian Communist Dictator Enver Hoxha
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17628969 |
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| Authors | Bledar Kondi (Luther University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 123-140 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Traditiones (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0352-0447 • E-ISSN: 1855-6396 |
| Publisher | The Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3986/traditio2020490207 |
| OpenAlex | W3118292322 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper focuses on the death, state funeral, and national mourning for the Albanian communist dictator Enver Hoxha (1908–1985). This exploration of the emotional experiences and cultural strategies of coping with the death of a deathless leader aims to shed light on the performative roles of the ruling party, the workers, and the class enemies, as well as on the methods of ruling in a dictatorial system
Communism · Dictator · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Sociology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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