Cultural nationalism What is cultural nationalism Historical and

Cultural nationalism

What is cultural nationalism? • • Historical and cultural distinctiveness Originality and diversity Cultural criteria for membership The character of the nation is determined by its unique culture, not by the state • Common traditions hold it together • Nations are unique organisms

The idea of organism • Nations are living organisms • Societies need to develop spontaneously from their own cultural environment • National character – the basis of social organisations • The individual cannot live outside of society

The idea of cultural diversity • Human nature is different in different parts of the world • Cultures are incomparable • Ages are incomparable • All understanding is historical • Reaction against assimilation • All cultures are equally valuable

The aim of cultural nationalism • Transform society in order to realise the nation. • Regenerate the true character of the nation to be manifested in the culture. • To unite different aspects of the national culture.

The articulators of the nation • Historians, artists, writers • The nation is unarticulated • The national character is understood through intuition • There is a need for interpreters

Expressions of the nation • • Language Literature Art Music Dance History Religion Landscape

Architecture and nation

Landscape and nation

Landscape and nation

Religion, landscape and nation

Religion and nation

Literature and nation

Music and nation

History and nation

Religion and nation

Territory and nation

Language and nation

National food

The people and the nation

Popular customs

Folklore

The Kohn dichotomy Political nationalism Cultural nationalism • • • Rational Democratic Liberal Progressive Western Utopian Authoritarian Conservative Regressive Eastern

Consequences of dichotomy • Western nationalism good; Eastern nationalism bad • Image of the West as the bearer of civilization and democracy • Image of ”the East” as different, backwards and dangerous

The impact of cultural nationalism on the formation of modern society • Creates cultural awareness • Forms national consciousness • Inspires political action