The present volume inspects the interaction of Romania"s religious actors with the Roma communities. Contrary to the main historical research undertook up to the present moment, the sections of this book highlight the interplay between discourses and practices of exclusion respectively inclusion of the Roma communities. The selection of historical documents covers the 19th and the 20th century. They present evidence for the social relevance of religion, both in terms of identification and from the standpoint of evaluating the (non-)conformism of Roma individuals or communities. Through this book, the editors aim to deepen the understanding of aspects related to religious affiliation and religiosity of the Roma, hence, adding to the existing body of literature a volume which highlights the historical dimension of such issues.
Manuela Marin is a researcher at the "George Bari_iu" History Institute of the Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Branch.Marian Zaloaga is a researcher at the "Gheorghe _incai" Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities at the Romanian Academy.Daniela Popescu is a lecturer at the Faculty of History at the University of Bucharest.Cristina Mocanu is a PhD Student at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University.Bogdan Andriescu is a librarian at the Astra County Library of Sibiu.
