The Aromanian ethnolinguistic and cultural community in the Republic of Macedonia: Anthropology of a small community losing its struggle in society
Journal
MINORITY V EURÓPE I. výskum, dokumentácia, prezentácia, revitalizácia
Date Issued
2019
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Abstract
Aromanians represent an ethnic community that today lives in several Balkan countries,
including the Republic of Macedonia, as a result of the social and historical
context in which it developed. After a brief overview of the circumstances that led to
this present state, in our work, we mainly refer to the question of the survival of the
Aromanians and their language. Although in the past, the socialist authorities did pay
attention to and cared for the smaller ethnicities in SFRY, they did not do enough.
Thus, as a result of their small numbers and the intensive communication with the
dominant Macedonian population, this small ethnic community in the post-socialist
period started to lose the battle within the Macedonian society despite the existing
national programs for its survival. In this paper, we look at the elements that enable
the maintenance of the Aromanian language and culture, starting with the legal regulations,
the forms of political organization of Aromanians, the possibility of television
and radio broadcast, the nurturing of folklore through many cultural-artistic associations
and especially the possibility of learning the language within primary education
and university level.
including the Republic of Macedonia, as a result of the social and historical
context in which it developed. After a brief overview of the circumstances that led to
this present state, in our work, we mainly refer to the question of the survival of the
Aromanians and their language. Although in the past, the socialist authorities did pay
attention to and cared for the smaller ethnicities in SFRY, they did not do enough.
Thus, as a result of their small numbers and the intensive communication with the
dominant Macedonian population, this small ethnic community in the post-socialist
period started to lose the battle within the Macedonian society despite the existing
national programs for its survival. In this paper, we look at the elements that enable
the maintenance of the Aromanian language and culture, starting with the legal regulations,
the forms of political organization of Aromanians, the possibility of television
and radio broadcast, the nurturing of folklore through many cultural-artistic associations
and especially the possibility of learning the language within primary education
and university level.
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