A quadrifid typology of frontier ideologies a typology of frontier ideologies based on some Hungarian examples from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

The geopolitical situation of a state located on a frontier between two (or more) cultures affects both its foreign policy and its warfare ideologies.Frontier ideologies are inextricably linked to this particular geopolitical situation, and one of the most prominent among these is that of the Bastion of Christianity.It should be noted, however, that this is not the only representative example.This article presents a typology of frontier ideologies, which can be divided into four categories: ideology of unidirectional mediation of culture; bastion ideology; the finger between the doorjamb and the door ideology; and ideology of bidirectional mediation of culture.This typology is supported by Hungarian ideas from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, which represent the heyday of Hungarian frontier ideologies.