Raziskovanje izročila

Helena Ložar Podlogar’s Raziskovanje izročila: Izbrani etnološki spisi 2 ('Researching Tradition: Selected Ethnological Writings 2') builds on her first volume, Sledi in podobe izročila (2024), exploring Slovenian folk traditions through historical, methodological, and institutional lenses. Across ten texts, it analyzes contributions from ethnologists like Urban Jarnik, Anton Trstenjak, Hinko Smrekar, Josip Šašel, Rajko Ložar, Pavle Zablatnik, and Niko Kuret. Key works include The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Image and Narodopisje Slovencev (1944), the first comprehensive Slovenian ethnography, published during wartime as a testament to Slovenian identity against German claims (Oberkrain, 1942). The final paper details the Institute of Slovenian Ethnography’s Section for Folk Customs and Games, where Ložar Podlogar worked for over 30 years. Chronologically arranged, the texts reveal methodological frameworks and ideological contexts of ethnological research since the 19th century. The appendix reflects on Fran Saleški Finžgar’s Gostač Matevž (1954), depicting Upper Carniolan village life, and includes Ložar Podlogar’s 1961 high school paper on the Novo Mesto Reading Room, showcasing her early scholarly rigor. Together with the monographs V adventu snubiti (1995), Sledi in podobe izročila (2024), and her work on encyclopedia units, this work forms the core of Helena Ložar Podlogar’s contributions to Slovenian ethnology, collectively forming the backbone of her legacy in the field, highlighting her comprehensive approach to documenting and understanding folk traditions.