CÂNTECUL PROPRIU-ZIS DE TIP VECHI – MODALITATE DE AFIRMARE A SPECIFICULUI ETNIC AL TĂTARILOR DOBROGENI
THE OLD TYPE SONG PER SE – A WAY TO AFFIRM THE ETHNIC SPECIFICITY OF THE DOBROGEAN TATARS

Summary/Abstract: Dobrogea, the most southern province of our country, located in the south-east of Romania, between the mouth of the Danube and the Black Sea, has aroused the interest of chroniclers. History shows that over time, many peoples have crossed this region en route to central and south-eastern Europe. The people of this province came from different ethnic groups, who withdrew from the dangers, choosing to settle temporarily or permanently in Dobrogea.Among the peoples settled in Dobrogea are the Tatars, a minority community that is both ethnic and religious. They reached the territory of Dobrogea at the height of the Golden Horde, in the middle of the 13th century. Over time, successive migrations took place, the Dobrogean Tatar element being completed by the Nogai Tatars then by the Crimea, the latter being refugees after the Crimean War (1853-1856) and the War of 1877-1878. (ISMAIL, 2015, p. 152)As a result of field research in various ethnic communities in Dobrogea, we have found that Dobrogated Tatars are part of ethnic groups that have strong oral creation. I can say that the ethnic Tatars, in order to guarantee their cultural identity, in the multi-ethnic context of Dobrogea, are making a sustained effort to preserve the intangible heritage.The present study aims to identify the specific elements of the Tatar Song Per Se, capable of confirming belonging to the old layer of creation. Preserved and perpetuated for hundreds of years, these creations contribute to the affirmation of an ethnic group of culture different from the Romanian majority and other cohabiting ethnic groups.

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