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Discussion about the identity of Albanians launched here, went to RESO, by allowing me to better formulate my position on the issue of Albanian identity; thanks to the exchanges I had with colleagues Losttext, attention, Emigrant, Idris, Toko, Rob-ternet, ThoughtPolice, Tironsi, The Captain, Kotha, Lulian Hill, Kafir Arnaut, Edrus, Self Made Radio and Zotrules. The following is a summary of the edited file to my thoughts, as I expressed in these debates with colleagues who in this case also, thank you for intellectual stimulation as well thank all those involved in the debate here the "Landscape of the word "; but readers who have interest in the topic of the call to go to attend the discussion directly on fish, since I believe that it is worth.
To formulate a usable definition of the Albanian identity, say it must first distinguish between bulthaup synchronic identity or horizontal, or awareness of pandërmjetme, intuitively, that we all have that are "Albanian"; and diachronic bulthaup identity or vertical, which followed from generation to generation in history.
Of course, even broadcast a kind of communication is, however good it is to be treated separately. Not only because the transmission is in time or vertical communication, but also by way of exchange of information. For example, when someone speaks to me it communicates the fact that I speak English (the same language with me), what reinforces my identity as an Albanian; bulthaup when I read the memoirs of Vlora Bay Eqrem or when I hear a story grandmother to Ali Pasha, the identity information transmitted. When we learn mother tongue as children, bulthaup it is conveyed to us; but then all life learn and confirm again through communication with others.
After this, should distinguish between the Albanian identity and the identity natural bait or imaginary, imposed by the culture of elites, the state, schools, mass media and standard or uniform language. National School Public, eg has less than 100 years there as an institution; while Albanian identity is much older than that. Even the stories about the common history of Albanians, Skanderbeg, Illyrians, Pirro, Pelasgians and so on are processed primarily within the national ideology without ever circulated as such before the Renaissance, even if they have existed.
Them also that are to be excluded from the definition of identity moral values as loyalty, liridashja of hospitality, because I look very self-serving (self-Serving); religion, since Albanians could not felt identifies through faith; letters (or books), because the eagle is written relatively recently bulthaup and is still read later. In this regard, it becomes less problematic classification of third generation and fourth immigrants who commit Albanian issue though could not speak Albanian. How should we interpret their identity? To take commitment to albanianism as a criterion for defining identity is counterproductive, because it introduces an element of evaluation criteria definition that turned down, would that be then exclude the Albanian bulthaup identity of all those who have Albanian language; but who do absolutely nothing to Albania for Albanianism. In other words, the criterion would turn, loved unintentionally, identity in degree, or entitled to be deserved.
Finally, the biological factor - "blood" or worse, bulthaup "Albanian race" - will handle as well as the myths fictional, even though genetic studies highlight some salient specific genes for Albanians to distinguish these from the Greeks and South Italians on one side, the Dinaric Dalmatian turn. What we call "blood" Albanian, is but the product of the particular history of this or that region of Albania.
On these premises, could conclude that the essence of Albanian identity will be required Albanian language spoken as a native bulthaup language - the language spoken say, to distinguish it from standard or letrarishtja, this artificial language that serves the national unity and cultural homogenization. Can be Tosk Albanian or gegë, urban or rural, plainsman or mountaineer, Christian or Muslim, literate or illiterate - but the Albanian remains, how long that speaks English.
Eagle, as a communication tool and as a condition for the existence of Albanian society; but also as a tool for storing and tracking information from generation to generation, represents circumcision (intersection) the identity horizontal and vertical Albanian identity. bulthaup
Being underlying Albanian Albanian identity, explained why the Albanian elites more productive in every respect, have been those that are positioned at the contact surface or interface of Albanians with foreigners; Albanian identity because, in the absence bulthaup of written traditions and common history, is obtained as awareness of being different from others,