Aspecte privind viața religioasă a comunităților aromâne de la sud de Dunăre la începutul secolului XX
Aspects of the Religious Life of the Aromanian Communities from South of the Danube at the Beginning of the 20th Century

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyses the way Greek nationalism changed Aromanians identity over the last century. Regarding this issue, I focus on how Megali Ideea (in fact, the Greek national project) was constructed in nineteenth century and how Hellenism influenced the ethnic perception of the Balkan Romanity. Hellenism designates a set of values belonging to a historical community, not only in its ancient manifestation, but also in the Greek-Roman expression, a synthesis of the Byzantine heritage and the grandeur of classical Hellas (Elade). The Ecumenical Patriarchate through the clergy had a profound role in establishing the sense of Greek identity and transmitting these new values.

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