Folklorism in Culture of Subsistence of Population of Austrian Alps in 21st Century

Abstract

The features and mechanisms of preservation of the traditional culture of the Austrian mountain peasants are considered. The characteristic features of the life support of the Austrian peasants, their production cycle, features of life are singled out and described. It is noted that the core of the region life support system is agriculture, based on distant pasture forms of cattle breeding and deep processing of its products at the level of local farms. The thesis is substantiated that the preservation of traditional objects on the territory of the Austrian Alps is associated with their recontextualization. Based on field research data, the author gives examples of the preservation and presentation of the national culture of the settlements of some places in Austria (the Zell am See region, the federal state of Salzburg). The article shows another aspect of recontextualization — the preservation of rituals, which is determined by the production cycle. Attention is focused on such a factor as the promotion of creative teams. This gives impetus to the development of innovative forms of life support culture. The practical significance of the work lies in the possibility of borrowing the experience of integrating innovative forms of “rural culture” to preserve life support and un

Keywords

• культура жизнеобеспечения
• историко-культурное наследие
• традиционная культура
• фольклоризм
• австрия
• альпы