Boh alebo Satan?: Úloha nového náboženského hnutia Slovo života v polarizácii rómskej kolónie v Plaveckom Štvrtku

Year, pages: 2003, 4 - 31

The author first concentrates on the history of the Word of Life’s operations among the Romanies at Plavecký Štvrtok and, then, on mapping the activities of the congregation here. She used sociological techniques when attempting to give an account of the situation inside the local Romany colony. It appears to be non-standard as the Romanies here live split into two hostile groups; the division line marked by high solid fences (denoted by them fences of war) and is running through the central part of the colony. In search for causes of the differentiation and consequent polarisation in the sphere of religion, the author recorded reactions of both groups to the missionaries of the Word of Life. She followed her case by letting the Romanies from either camp speak freely and express their own personal arguments; she also allotted space to the converted Romanies to voice their views. The study is concluded by a survey of reasons given by the “re-born“ Romanies for becoming converts. The author pays attention also to the misionary strategies and she stresses neccessity of differentiated approach, giving possibility of reserving traditional religious identity.

Podolinská, T. 2003. Boh alebo Satan?: Úloha nového náboženského hnutia Slovo života v polarizácii rómskej kolónie v Plaveckom Štvrtku. In Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology, vol. 51, no.1, pp. 4-31. 1339-9357.

Podolinská, T. (2003). Boh alebo Satan?: Úloha nového náboženského hnutia Slovo života v polarizácii rómskej kolónie v Plaveckom Štvrtku. Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology, 51(1), 4-31. 1339-9357.