Essays about: "transylvania"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word transylvania.

1. 1. Food Stories: Bread, Religion, and Identity : An IPA study in the multi-cultural area of Brasov, Transylvania

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Daniela-Ioana Dumitrascu; [2023]
   Keywords : religion; cultural identity; bread; sacred food; Christianity; Judaism;

   Abstract : The paper follows and compares the narratives around sacred bread in four religious communities within the multicultural Transylvanian area of Brasov: Orthodox Christianity, Lutheran Christianity, Romano-Catholic, and Judaic. Information regarding the practice of bread making during key religious celebrations was gathered via six semi-structured interviews and analysed by interpretative phenomenology analysis (IPA), thus providing a summary of what unites and what distinguishes the four religious communities and also indicating a few directions for the common ground in building an inclusive multi-narrative perspective. READ MORE

3. 2. Between modernization and heritage: Sustainable rural tourism as a viable alternative for Transylvania's countryside.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Monica Sturza; [2022]
   Keywords : sustainability science; multiculturality; Integrated Rural Tourism; holistic approach; tourism destination building; Transylvania; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Transylvania’s countryside, characterized by a mostly agrarian society with a rich multicultural heritage is being threatened by Romania’s tendencies of chaotic modernization and rapid urbanization. This research aims to find a viable solution for sustaining the cultural, natural, and social environment in rural Transylvania, by analysing the potential of tourism development. READ MORE

4. 3. Are stories just stories? : An analysis of the effect of intergenerational narratives about communism on ethnic identity

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Lydia Lamboley; [2021]
   Keywords : Intergenerational memories; symbolic ethnic boundary; communism; dictatorship; ethnic identity; identity construction;

   Abstract : Post-dictatorship reconstruction is a recurrent research topic in peace and development. Memories and the remembrance of the past, at the collective or family level can impact populations years after the beginning of their democratisation processes. READ MORE

5. 4. The Saxon country houses in Transylvania - A survey on the rural heritage, its present challenges and future possibilities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Christina Gherman; [2019]
   Keywords : Saxon; Trabsylvania; rural architecture; heritage; Romania; vernacular; reuse; rehabilitation; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : De Saxiska byarna i Transsylvanien karaktäriseras av sina befästa kyrkor och av en bystruktur som förblivit oförändrad sedan medeltiden. Idag finns sju av dessa hundratals byar listade på UNE-SCOs världsarvslista, men det finns ett stort värde i att arbeta för att bevara ännu fler. READ MORE

6. 5. Atelier Transylvania - An ethical fashion production through architecture

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Andreas Gårdendal; [2017]
   Keywords : Architecture; Factory; Production; Manufacture; Romania; Transylvania; Leather Goods; Bags; Handcraft; Ethics; Ethical; Fashion; Fashion Production; Social Empowerment; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : The author of this work has launched a Swedish brand producing fine quality leather goods and acquired an atelier operating in the heart of Transylvania, Romania, with the manufacturing of leather goods since 1991. The production house now needs a new building in Cluj in order to grow and meet the new work ethics. READ MORE