Even the Gods Die ... The State Funeral and National Mourning for the Albanian Communist Dictator Enver Hoxha

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  • Bledar Kondi Martin-Luther-University, Institute for Music, Media Studies and Linguistics, Kleine Marktstrasse 7, D – 06108 Halle

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2020490207

Keywords:

Enver Hoxha, death, mass mourning, state funeral

Abstract

This paper focuses on the death, state funeral, and national mourning for the Albanian communist dictator Enver Hoxha (1908–1985). This exploration of the emotional experiences and cultural strategies of coping with the death of a deathless leader aims to shed light on the performative roles of the ruling party, the workers, and the class enemies, as well as on the methods of ruling in a dictatorial system.

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31.12.2020

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Kondi, B. (2020). Even the Gods Die . The State Funeral and National Mourning for the Albanian Communist Dictator Enver Hoxha. Traditiones, 49(2), 123–140. https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2020490207

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Vol. 49 No. 2 (2020): Etnomuzikološke in etnokoreološke razprave / Ethnomusicological and Ethnochoreological Discussions

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Ethnomusicological and Ethnochoreological Discussions

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