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Reconstructing Images of the Past and Imagining the Other in the Performance of Lastovo Carnival

Legends of various invaders that threatened the island of Lastovo were revived during carnival festivities. Although the carnival practice reflects the status of an individual in the community, social rules and relationships among islanders, it also reflects various representations of the past and imagery of invaders. Based on the author’s personal participation in the Lastovo carnival festivities and archive research, this paper focuses on imagery of a carnival figure. Moro, Poklad or the Turk, as the islanders refer to it, reflects popular perceptions of the Muslim invaders created during the Ottoman domination in the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe. Emphasising the complexity of the relationship between textual reconstruction and performative re- enactment, the author reveals multilayered interpretations and cultural imaginings of the Ottomans as the Other.

Lastovo, images of the past, performance, the Other

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