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The Function of the Political Myth. On the Usefulness of the Mythical for Democracy

Tihomir Cipek ; Fakultet političkih znanosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Sažetak

The text, by means of an analysis of diverse definitions of the myth and symbolic politics in contemporary political theories, ranging from Marx’s, Cassirer’s, Friedrich’s, to Edelman’s theory, outlines the role of the political myth in the formation of the contemporary political community. By presenting the main features of the communitarian theory, the paper points to the function of the political myth in shaping the meaning, as well as in the integration and legitimatization of the contemporary democratic polity.

Ključne riječi

democracy; political myth; founding myth; constitution of a democratic community; fundamental values of a political community;

Hrčak ID:

99796

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/99796

Datum izdavanja:

5.3.2013.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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