Cult of Princip and its’ Consequences in Hungary Cover Image

Principov kult i ono što iz njega proizilazi u Mađarskoj
Cult of Princip and its’ Consequences in Hungary

Author(s): Eric Beckett Weaver
Subject(s): Cultural history, Social history, Sociology of Culture, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Centar za unapređivanje pravnih studija
Keywords: Gavrilo Princip; collective memory; Yugoslavism; Hungarians; Maurice Halbwachs; A.M. Hocart; Lord Raglan;

Summary/Abstract: On the 28th of June, 1914, a consumptive student, Gavrilo Princip, shot and killed prince Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The prince’s wife Sofia was also killed by a stray bullet. In the century that has passed since the assassination, the memory of Princip and the cult constructed around him has been distorted beyond recognition. As local and international politics were altered, so changed Princip’s image. The memory of Princip now evokes strong reactions not only in Yugoslav lands, but in Hungary as well. In what follows, we will examine possible sources for the strong reactions evoked by Princip’s memory among Hungarians a century after his act.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 237-246
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Serbian