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23 janvier 2013
- handle: 10670/1.txaq6s
- isbn: 9789639116979
- eisbn: 9789633860045
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Eastern European history Romanian history Romania historiography post-1989 Romania historical heroes myth Romanian consciousness national problems national state national identity national ideology Folklore History Cultural studies HIS026000 SOC011000 HBJF1 JFHFSujets proches
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Lucian Boia, « History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness », Central European University Press, ID : 10670/1.txaq6s
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Based on the idea that there is a considerable difference between reality and discourse, the author points out that history is constantly reconstructed, adapted and sometimes mythicized from the perspectives of the present day, present states of mind and ideologies. He closely examines historical culture and conscience in nineteenth and twentieth century Romania, particularly concentrating on the impact of the national ideology on history. Boia's innovative analysis identifies several key mythical configurations and shows how Romanians have reconstituted their own highly ideologized history over the last two centuries. The strength of History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness lies in the author's ability to fully deconstruct the entire Romanian historiographic system and demonstrate the increasing acuteness of national problems in general, and in particular the exploitation of history to support national ideology.