Faith on the Margins: Religion and Civic Emancipation among Roma People during Communist Rule in Romania

Marin, Manuela (2023) Faith on the Margins: Religion and Civic Emancipation among Roma People during Communist Rule in Romania. Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu, 14 (3). pp. 405-430. ISSN eISSN 2359-8107

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Abstract

!is paper analyzes the way in which religion bolstered Roma people’s demands for civic emancipation and strengthened their ethnic and cultural identity in 1970sand 1980s Romania. Based on documents mainly from the former secret police, the Security, the paper is divided into two main parts. The first is a general overview of the state of the Roma people in communist Romania and the main initiatives for their civic emancipation. Next, the paper uses the perspective of “lived religion”to study three elements that informed the religious life of Roma during the 1970sand 1980s. These are the persistence of religious beliefs, the creation of Gypsy Neo-Protestant churches, and religious pilgrimage. Moreover, the paper will show that religious practice strengthened ethnic identity, favored individual agency, and raised questions about equal rights and religious freedom

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Europe, Romania, Roma, anti-gypsyism, identity issues, conversion, social justice/human rights, social responsibility, baptism, Adventist, Baptist, Evangelical, Lutheran, Orthodox, Protestants, Pentecostals, Reformed church, Politics, Economics, Sociology
Subjects:	G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Protestants B Mission Theology/Theory > Contextualization/Inculturation B Mission Theology/Theory > Conversion 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 > Human Development B Mission Theology/Theory > Anti-Gypsyism H Social Sciences and Roma Christianity > Sociology H Social Sciences and Roma Christianity > Political Discussion H Social Sciences and Roma Christianity > Economics G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Eastern Orthodox G Christian Traditions/ Denominations > Adventists 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 08:16
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2023 08:16
URI:	https://rocprints.rockcentre.org/id/eprint/638

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