Analysis of Roma religiosity. The case of the oath at the cross

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Result on the web

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Result language

polština

Original language name

Analiza religijnosci Romow na przykladzie rytualu przysiegi przed krzyzem

Original language description

The text is based on the outcomes of a long-term field research carried out in eastern Slovakia, and it focuses on the character and specifics of religiosity of the Romany settlements inhabitants. One of the characteristic features of this religiosity isthe fact that its core is still based on magical practices while Christianity only covers it on the surface. The authors attempt to document this feature by examining a particular example of a chosen institution, this institution being the ritual procedure of the oath at the cross. Even though this practice is commonly known and frequently mentioned in literature, we are of the opinion that most references have so far been of the character of a mere record without an attempt to comprehend its inner nature. Thus, our objective is to explore the intrinsic logic of this institution, which may moreover be helpful in terms of illuminating the whole of the religious system of the Romany settlements inhabitants because in many aspects it may

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AC - Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/HS108%2F03" target="_blank" >HS108/03: Stationary fieldwork in Socially Excluded Romani Communities</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2011

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Studia Romologica

ISSN

1689-4758

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Volume of the periodical

neuveden

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

83-94

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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