"Otvírání studánek". Legitimizační rámce slavnosti revitalizované v 70. letech 20. století v okrese Žďár nad Sázavou

• Authors: Roman Doušek

Title variants

EN

“The opening of the wells”: the legitimizing frames of a ritual revitalized in the 1970s in the Žďár nad Sázavou district

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

In the late 1970s, Czech society was becoming increasingly aware of the worsening environmental situation. Officials in the Žďár nad Sázavou district agreed to begin revitalizing the “Opening of the Wells” ritual to educate people about environmental problems and as a partial solution to them. This paper examines how this revitalization occurred, focusing on the conceptual framework meant to legitimize this project (the topoi selected, collective memory, ideological proclamations) and ensure its continuation. Studying attempts to make local authorities hold “Opening of the Wells” ceremonies in the villages of this district also allows us to examine how certain mechanisms of power worked during the Communist era. It also helps us better understand how environmental issues were dealt with at the district level.

Keywords

EN

Opening of the Wells; 1970s; revitalization; ritual; environment; Žďár nad Sázavou district

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Ethnology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Český lid: etnologický časopis (Český lid: Ethnological journal)
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 108
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 29-50
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Roman Doušek

• Český lid, redakce, Etnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Na Florenci 3, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic