DOI: 10.3986/Traditio2012410118        (PDF )

Naslov/Title
Revival of Local Masking Traditions in Latvia as the Result of Cooperation Between Performers and Researchers

Avtorica/Author
Aīda Rancāne

Izvleček
V času, ko se je mogoče poistovetiti z globalnim in univerzalnim, se pojavlja tudi nasprotni proces – porast zanimanja za lokalno. V razpravi avtorica opiše proces obnavljanja treh predhodno prekinjenih tradicij in se sprašuje, ali je mogoče rekonstruirati tradicijo in v katerih okoliščinah lahko sodelovanje raziskovalca in udeležencev zagotovi uspeh?

Abstract
At a time when it is possible to identify oneself with the global and universal, an opposite process is also occurring: an increase in interest in the local. This article describes the process of renewing three previously interrupted traditions. Is it possible to reconstruct a tradition at all, and what are the general conditions of cooperation between the researchers and participants to ensure a successful process?

Ključne besede
raziskovalec, izvajalec, maskirane procesije,lokalne tradicije, rekonstrukcija rituala

Keywords
researcher, performer, masked processions, local traditions, reconstruction of ritual

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Interviews
Interview 1 with Aina Tobe in Vidriži, February 17th 2012. Private archive.
Interview 2 with Zenta Mennika in Salacgrīva, February 26th 2012. Private archive.
Interview 3 with Inta Viļuma in Dagda, February 14th 2012. Private archive.
Interview 4 with Jānis Jasjukevičs in Riga, February 16th 2012. Private archive.
Interview 5 with Gita Lancere, an expert of traditional culture from the Centre of Culture Education and Immaterial Heritage, in Riga, February 20th 2012. Private archive.
Interview 6 with Daina Kraukle, director of the Archive of Ethnographic open-air museum, in Riga, February 22nd 2012. Private archive.