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On the Theories of Autochthony Developed by the Slovenes and in Slovenia
Keywords:
autochtonal theories, historical myths, SloveniaAbstract
A number of the numerous autochthonal theories which emerged regularly amongst the Slovenes from the time of Romanticism and national revival in the 19th century onwards, attempted to prove that the origins of the Slovenes as a people can be traced back to prehistoric times and that they settled the territory of present-day Slovenia already in those remote times. Such theories give very simple interpretations of history, using it as a means of national reawakening and affirmation. By trying to create an image of national history which never existed, they create a historical myth. Thus critics have had little difficulty in demonstrating how weak and unfounded these theories are
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