Confronting Modernity: Some Ecclesiastical Perspectives on the Leisure Activities of Romanians in Late 19th Century Transylvania
Confronting Modernity: Some Ecclesiastical Perspectives on the Leisure Activities of Romanians in Late 19th Century Transylvania

Summary/Abstract: The secular, liberal and individualist society of modern times has suggested a secondary role for the church and religion in the life of people. However for a population which remained by the end of the 19th century in its majority a rural one such as the Romanians in Transylvania, the tutelage of the Church was still very present and powerful: the Church provided the only framework for community life and the priest represented a life model both for family relationships and for the relationship with political power and state institutions. The present paper is part of a broader research study into how Romanians experienced modernity from the perspective of daily life and leisure, and analyses the manner in which the Church addressed these issues.

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