The role of religion in several Roma communities

Cace, Sorin and Tomescu, Cristina and Cojocaru, Daniela (2012) The role of religion in several Roma communities. Revista de cercetare si interventie sociala, 36. pp. 162-177. ISSN 1583-3410 (print), 1584-5397 (electronic)

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Abstract

After falling of communism, in Romania, different religious denominations came in order to find new followers. Most Roma in Romania are Orthodox Christians. Roma have generally adopted the religion of the country and they are strongly influenced by religious beliefs of the majority. The data show that the number of converted Roma people to these denominations, as a percentage of the total declared Roma ethnics is larger than the number of converted Romanians. For converted communities, several social implications have emerged: an increased birth rate, but also a positive decrease of crime rate. The article presents several communities as case studies for these conversions, based on qualitative data gathered in 2010 and draws conclusions upon social effects in these communities.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Europe, Romania, Roma, Gypsy, role, religion, denominations, communities, social impact
Subjects:	B Mission Theology/Theory > Contextualization/Inculturation B Mission Theology/Theory > Identity Issues B Mission Theology/Theory > Social Justice / Human rights / Justice and transformation B Mission Theology/Theory > Social Responsibility B Mission Theology/Theory > Anti-Gypsyism G Christian Traditions/ Denominations H Social Sciences and Roma Christianity > Sociology G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Eastern Orthodox G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Greek Catholic Church G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Roman Catholic G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Pentecostal G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Reformed, Presbyterian G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Baptists
Divisions:	Romania
Depositing User:	Jelena Bakic
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2020 13:15
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2020 10:23
URI:	https://r.ceeamsprints.brunner.at/id/eprint/454

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