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Isolation and Connectedness in the Bohinj Alps: Experiences of a Majerca

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The paper explores the experiences of isolation, solitude, and loneliness in the Bohinj alps (the Julian Alps, Slovenia). Based on the life experiences and perceptions of a long-term majerca, it reveals a dense interconnectedness of people in the geographically isolated alps. It challenges presupposed assumptions of loneliness and solitude and proposes a relational understanding of remoteness. It draws on long term ethnography, including participant observation, conversations, and interviews.

Source: Traditiones

DOI: 10.3986/traditio2024530202

Author: Špela Ledinek Lozej

Institutions: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Institute of Slovenian Ethnology

Language: English

Topic: European Linguistics and Anthropology

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405613887

FWCI: 3.66

Cites: 22

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10