SOME REFLECTIONS ON A FLAG. TOWARDS ANTHROPOLOGY OF NATIONALISM (Refleksje o fladze. W strone antropologii nacjonalizmu)

• Authors: Jaskulowski Krzysztof
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article investigates the symbolic and mythical significance of a national flag. Drawing on observations of the uses of the American flag and literature the author analyzes different dimensions of a national flag. He looks at a flag from different angles and shows diverse interpretative tropes. The article shortly analyzes such phenomena as modernity of national flag, the cult of a flag, magic of a flag and symbolic emptiness of a flag. Basically, the author argues that from cognitive point of view a flag may be described as metonymy which provides mental access to abstract concept of a nation.

Keywords

EN

ANTHROPOLOGY; FLAG; MYTHS; NATION; SYMBOLS

Discipline

• ANTHROPOLOGY: ANTHROPOLOGY

• Publisher: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Journal: Sprawy Narodowościowe
• Year: 2009
• Issue: 35
• Pages: 139-151
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Jaskulowski Krzysztof

• Krzysztof Jaskulowski, Szkola Wyzsza Psychologii Spolecznej, Wydzial Zamiejscowy we Wroclawiu, Katedra Studiów Europejskich, ul. Grunwaldzka 98, 50-357 Wroclaw, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA07188