Mythen, Symbole und Rituale (in) der Politik: Entstehung, Einsatz und Wirkung
Journal: Der Donauraum
Year: 2013

The significance of myths, symbols and rituals in politics has always been and still is very high. It has of course even experienced a considerable increase in the age of media democracy. Electronic mass media have played a particularly central role in reinforcing the impact of the visual. This contribution is an analysis of the importance of myths in the depiction and categorization of two events of great political significance: the Sarajevo assassination in 1914 and the annexation of the Crime