CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Biliuta, Ionut Florin |
|---|---|
| Title | Between Orthodoxy and the Nation. Traditionalist Definitions of Romanianness in Interwar Romania |
| Summary | The aim of the present thesis is to provide an analysis of the cultural debates of interwar Romania regarding the definition of the character of the Romanian ethnicity in connection with Orthodox spirituality and institutional Orthodoxy. This thesis will focus on the traditionalist side of the debate as depicted in the works of Nichifor Crainic (1889–1972) and Nae Ionescu (1890–1940). This paper goes between two definitions of Romanianness that introduce Orthodoxy in explaining its specificity. One (several) of Nichifor Crainic, an integrative cultural vortex that comprises traditional rural culture and Orthodoxy and a radicalized one of Nae Ionescu that conditioned the Romanianness to its direct link with Orthodoxy thus distinguishing between “true” Romanian and “good” Romanian. I have tried to account for the lack of dialogue between the promoters of these definitions and their legacy in Romanian culture. |
| Supervisor | Trencsenyi, Balazs; Iordachi, Constantin |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/biliuta_ionut.pdf |
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