Dairying in the Mountain Pastures in the Julian Alps: Heritages, Utopias and Realities
Dairying in the Mountain Pastures in the Julian Alps: Heritages, Utopias and Realities
Author(s): Špela Ledinek LozejSubject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet
Keywords: dairying; the Julian Alps; Alps (high altitude pastures and seasonal settlements); Alpine husbandry; protected designation of origin;
Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the history and the present state of dairying in the mountain pastures in the Eastern Alps and examines different recent measures for the certification of authenticity that aim to link traditional knowledge with sustainable development. Findings in this article are based on the intensive participant observation during the grazing seasons of 1998 and 1999, and on continuous sporadic fieldwork in different alps and conversations with different stakeholders up until today. The interpretation of these findings is based on and compared to the findings of Cristina Grasseni (2011) in the Italian North-Western Alps and of Sarah May (2014) in the German Alps.
Journal: Studia ethnologica Croatica
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 28
- Page Range: 91-111
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English