Diaspora ortodoxă română în Italia: strategii și dinamici în crearea și folosirea lăcașurilor de cult
The Romanian Orthodox Diaspora in Italy: Strategies and Dynamics in Establishing and Use of Places of Worship

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the reality of religious diversity in contemporary Italy, which has in its center one of the largest and most mediatized religious and ethnic groups, that is, the Orthodox Romanians. In the last decade, this religious group has undergone an extensive process of stabilization and settling, which is visible both in material (through the purchase or construction of their own places of worship) and demographic terms (through the growing number of those who apply for Italian citizenship). Despite the number of believers and the multitude of parishes, this religious group still has difficulties building its own places of worship because they are not recognized as religious entities by the Italian state. Based on some representative examples, the article focuses primarily on the dynamics and strategies of establishing and managing the places of worship of Romanian Orthodox parishes. We use an interdisciplinary method, combining historical, social, and ethnographic tools.

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