Encyclopaedia of the Slov. Cultural History in Carinthia,V.3

Theà lopaediaà ofà theà lo e ia à Cultu alà isto à i à Ca i thia,à o à a l à Ti esà toà "à isà designed as a scientific reference work of cultural studies and comprises some 920 entries and over 1060 conceptual cross references of over 160 authors from Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Germany, France, Russia and the USA. The aim of its editors is to give in a transcultural and interdisciplinary scientific perspective a synoptical presentation of the corresponding up to date available though scattered findings to a European public in German. Specific perspectives and focuses as an echo respectively as a reaction to the general societal and scientific discourse provide new, relevant scientific findings. The encyclopaedic, i. e. structured form gives on one hand an easy access to single research findings and reveal in addition through a synoptical reading of different entries additional meta-levels and further dimension of knowledge. Of highest importance are the genuine scientific research results that result of the interdisciplinary scientific dialogue amongst the editors and the external authors of entries. The results are related to interdisciplinary and transcultural dimensions of humanities, social and legal sciences. New aspects can be found in areas such as early medieval language history and more recent legal and constitutional history, as well as related to regional and cultural history, cultural geography and sociolinguistics, ethno-sociology, ethnography, toponymy, dialectology, Slavic studies and music history. New findings regarding the function, role and importance of folk culture and folk art are equally relevant für the understanding of the culture of the language in public and private spaces as well as for minority research in general and the interethnic interrelations in the region. The prosopographic research on culturally and/or politically active, well as well as less known personalities that are often made from a new angle allow a new understanding on the political and societal processes. Methodological innovations in the respective research areas led to relevant contributions to the terminological and conceptual codification in German as well as in Slovenian of the scientific language in relation to Carinthia. In addition, the Encyclopaedia places at disposal a broad scientific apparatus with information on archives, sources as well as relevant selected literature for further reading. This facilitates and/or encourages continuing in deep scientific research. Modern QR-Codes allow a multi-media use of the Encyclopaedia and make accessible additional dimensions of knowledge. Theà lopaediaàofàtheàlo e ia àCultu alàisto ài àCa i thia,à o àa l àTi esàtoà "àisàaà contribution to the regional interethnic understanding, to the interdisciplinary and transcultural scientific discourse within Austria respectively between Austria, Slovenia, and Italy. Due to its t a s ultu alàdi e sio ,àtheà lopaedia àisàalsoàaà o t i utio àtoàtheàu de sta di gài terethnic elatio sà ithi àothe à i o itiesài àtheàu opea àU io àa dàelse he e.àsàsu hàtheà lopaedia à can be considered as a contribution to the sustainable development and integration, as a contribution to a positive societal dynamic and to the long term economic implications that are related to this.