The Religious Affiliations of the Romanies from Post-Socialist Romania. Considerations Concerning the In-Group Academic Productions

Zăloagă, Marian (2023) The Religious Affiliations of the Romanies from Post-Socialist Romania. Considerations Concerning the In-Group Academic Productions. Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu, 14 (3). pp. 431-460. ISSN eISSN 2359-8107

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Abstract

After the fall of communist regime religion returned to play a significant role both in the public life and the research agenda in Romania. Admittedly disadvantaged by many factors, Romanian Roma intellectual elites addressed the topic as part of an effort to give voice to their ethnic group. #eir writing back to the negative profiling of the ethnic group involved confrontation of the antigypsies narratives produced and shared by non-Roma academics, which reflected the power relations between the majority population and the Roma minority. Some of the narratives were articulated and culturally reproduced in religious terms. Like the other ethnic groups living in post-communist Romania, Romanian Roma intellectuals have not missed their chance to address religion as an element in the identity politics they take part in. In this paper, I examine the manners in which the first generation of post-communist Romanian Roma intellectuals addressed the religious profile and religious affiliation and/or afinitet of their ethnic group. I will also try to highlight whether there are consonances or, on the contrary, dissonances between the Western Roma and Romanian Roma narratives in this matter

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Europe, Romania, Roma, Gypsy, Romanian Roma, Religious Affiliation, Identity Politics, Writing back,Traditional Religious Actors, Neo-Protestant Churches.
Subjects:	B Mission Theology/Theory > Contextualization/Inculturation B Mission Theology/Theory > Identity Issues B Mission Theology/Theory > Human Development H Social Sciences and Roma Christianity > Political Discussion G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Eastern Orthodox G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Adventists G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Evangelicals G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Greek Catholic Church G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Pentecostal G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Lutheran G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Reformed, Presbyterian G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Baptists
Divisions:	Romania
Depositing User:	Jelena Bakic
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2023 08:11
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2023 08:11
URI:	https://rocprints.rockcentre.org/id/eprint/637

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