The village of Boteni – today and throughout history. An alternative history of the village of Boteni from Muscel, and of its good old people Cover Image

Boteni – satul contemporan și evoluția lui istorică. O istorie alternativă a Botenilor Muscelului, a oamenilor săi buni și bătrâni
The village of Boteni – today and throughout history. An alternative history of the village of Boteni from Muscel, and of its good old people

Author(s): Valentin-Stelian Bădescu
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Editura Mega Print SRL
Keywords: Boteni village and commune in the country of Argeș; Romania; Petre Ţuţea; Ion Chelcea; traditions; collectivizatio; communism; ethnography; folklore;

Summary/Abstract: Some time ago, on one of the days of the „Boteni Bridge”Dance Festival, during a discussion with professor Mihai Magureanu, I came up with the idea to write a monograph dedicated to Boteni. Why did we get involved in this way of recovering the history of our commune? Among other things, because it is the place where outstanding Romanian personalities were born, such as philosopher, journalist and economist Petre Ţuţea (1902–1991) or philospher, ethnographer, folklorist sociologist and museologist Ion Chelcea (1902–1991), who also authored a monograph of the Boteni commune. I am grateful to all those who have contributed to the accomplishment of this project, my family and members of the local community.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 285-326
  • Page Count: 42
  • Language: Romanian