Scientific Symposium on Folklore Heroes
Scientific Symposium on Folklore Heroes

Summary/Abstract: On February 24, 2017, the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts (SRC SASA) in Ljubljana hosted a scientific symposium with a focus on folklore heroes, under the heading O folklornih junakih. The symposium was organised within the project Heroes and Famous Persons in Slovenia and Central Europe (ARRS J6-558; 2013–2017), which involved researches on the theme of famous individuals in history and today – the ones that have had or still have a special status in the community and symbolic imagery. The main questions of the project focused on who, why, and when can become a hero, what heroic characteristics are, why society needs and creates heroes, what society tries to tell people with specific heroes, and for whom those messages are intended. This time these interdisciplinary themes focused on folklore and how folklore heroes are included in national and local history.

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