Naslov
Carnival: A Short History of Carnival Customs and Their Social Function

Autori
Lozica, Ivan

Izvornik
Narodna umjetnost: hrvatski casopis za etnologiju i folkloristiku = Croatian journal of ethnology and folklore research (0547-2504) 44 (2007), 1; 71-92

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Carnival; Europe; Croatia

Sažetak
The paper is a revised lecture, held on January 21st 2005 in Mošćenićka Draga and published in Mošćenički zbornik (Lozica 2006). The essential information on the origins and history of Carnival in Europe is given, together with some remarks about the changes in carnival practice, which were caused by political changes. The author explains the carnival terminology, discusses the place of Carnival in Christian calender, writes about the masks of the ancestors and the legacy of the Late Antiquity in carnival customs. He points out some features of the Carnival in general, that have sustained the custom to the present time: the attraction of mask and costume, noisy mock-rebellion, drinking, eating and the exceptional freedom which are so great that the Carnival as the collection of characters and procedures, as well as of standardized and conventional symbols, outlives its forgotten mythological and religious messages and meanings. A distinction between the two main types of Carnival is introduced. These two types sometimes exist as two components of the same event, but rarely merge completely. The very polysemic nature and the durability of carnival features and symbols has made it possible for Carnival to exist outside the traditional way of life, along with the constant historically conditioned changes.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Povijest umjetnosti, Znanost o umjetnosti

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