Pisanje (različitih) Roma/Cigana - romske/ciganske studije i naučno konstruisanje
Roma/Ciganathe Writing Of (different) Romanies/Gypsies -roma/Gypsy Studies And Scientific Construction Of Romanies/Gypsies

Summary/Abstract: Using the example of two Roma/Gypsy groups in the multiethnic Transylva- nian village of Trabesh, the paper reconsiders the contribution of various anthropo- logical approaches (essentialist and constructivist) to the theoretical foundation of Roma/Gypsy studies. The author reminds the reader that anthropologists may provide deep insight into individual cases, but they have to abstain from generalizing their data and assessing Romanies/Gypsies as a singular group. Therefore, the author con- cludes it is the task of anthropology to explain the process of Roma/Gypsy differen- tiation without any codification of Roma/Gypsy ethnicity. In describing the diametri- cally different markers of Trabesh Nomads and Gypsies in defining their own Gypsi- ness (manele music, Ţigani de mătase /Silk Gypsies/, conversion to Pentecostalism), the author calls for a relational and flexible analysis of Roma/Gypsy diversity and gradual advancement of multidisciplinary Roma/Gypsy studies toward an interdisci- plinary field.

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