The course provides an introduction to the history of ethno-religious minorities in selected regions of Eastern Europe from the early modern period to the present. The course looks at the processes of denominational differentiation following the Reformation in the multi-ethnic areas of these regions that resulted in the formation of ethno-religious communities. The course will also include the history of selected groups that migrated to the region or were the result of proselytization. In addition, the course will focus on topics such as the socio-political dynamics of majority-minority-relationships (‘religious toleration’), religious institutionalization, and the formation of ethnic and national identities.
https://www4.uib.no/studier/emner/relmin640
At the end of the course, the learner will be able to discuss the cultural context and the development of selected ethno-religious minorities in Central and Eastern Europe on an academic graduate level, critically analyze sources about ethno-religious minorities in Central and Eastern Europe, and contribute academic-level discussion comments and responses about issues related to the main topics of the course.
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Fata, M. (2015) The Kingdom of Hungary and Principality of Transylvania. In: Louthan H., Murdock G. (ed.) A Companion to the Reformation in Central Europe. Bd 61. 92–120.
Ursprung, D. (2015). The German Minority in Romania: A Historical Overview. Euxeinos. (19-20): 7–15. https://gce.unisg.ch/en/euxeinos/archive/19-20
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Győrffy G., Tibori-Szabó Z., Vallasek J.R. (2018) Back to the Origins: The Tragic History of the Szekler Sabbatarians. in: Thorlakson L. (ed.) East European politics and societies. 32(3):566–585.
Keul I. (2009) Early Modern Religious Communities in East-Central Europe: Ethnic Diversity, Denominational Plurality, and Corporative Politics in the Principality of Transylvania (1526-1691). BRILL.
Davis R.C. (2018) Hungarian Religion, Romanian Blood : A Minority’s Struggle for National Belonging, 1920–1945. The University of Wisconsin Press.
Kovács M. (2015) Culture, Language and Globalization among the Moldavian Csángós Today. University of Helsinki. https://journal.fi/uralicahelsingiensia/issue/view/uh8
Mahieu, S. (2008) (ed.) Churches in-between : Greek Catholic Churches in Postsocialist Europe. Vol. 16. LIT Verlag. Jakubowski M. (2020) Facing the Old Believers. The Experience of Austrian and Prussian Officials in Bukowina and Neuostpreussen. Acta Poloniae Historica (122): 247–275.
Kozlovsky M. (2019) Ethnological Study of the Lipovan Russians of Dobrogea. Revista Romana de Studii Eurasiatice. 15(1-2): 19–28. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cef8ggZaV8LYRKkfz771JtAEsr3GQqqm/view
Marin C. A. (2015) Fishermen’s Village: On the Lipovan Belongingness to the Danube Delta in Jurilovca (Northern Dobroudja). Sociologie românească. 13(1): 58–69.
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