Navigating Two Worlds
The Role of Religious Communities in Preserving the Identity of Hungarians in Vojvodina (Serbia)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7974320 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angela Ilić (0000-0002-9949-018X, Temple College, corresponding author), Angela V Ilić |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 303-326 |
| Publication date | 2010-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics and Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-0491 • E-ISSN: 1755-0483 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1755048310000039 |
| OpenAlex | W2117655421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
This article explores the current and probable future challenges faced by the Hungarian-speaking religious communities in northern Serbia as they try to navigate two worlds: the past and the present; cultural identification with Hungary and with Serbia. The mostly Roman Catholic and in smaller number Protestant Hungarians living in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina differ in both language and religious affiliation from the majority Serbian (by and large Orthodox Christian) population. The use of the Hungarian language and the strengthening of a sense of Hungarian identity is an important aspect of the activities their churches perform. By analyzing the socio-political and demographic situation of the Hungarians in Vojvodina, I will explore whether there is a middle road between complete assimilation and hermetical isolation in the religious-cultural-linguistic sense, which is of critical importance regarding the survival of these religious communities
Aesthetics · Art · Cultural identity · Ethnology · Identity (music · Isolation (microbiology · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Population · Protestantism · Religious identity · Serbian · Social science · Sociology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |