Ambiguous attachments and industrious nostalgias: heritage narratives of Russian Old Believers in Romania

Clopot, Cristina

Abstract

This article questions notions of belonging in the case of displaced communities’ descendants and discusses such groups’ efforts to preserve their heritage. It examines the instrumental use of nostalgia in heritage discourses that drive preservation efforts. The case study presented is focused on the Russian Old Believers in Romania. Their creativity in reforming heritage practices is considered in relation to heritage discourses that emphasise continuity. The ethnographic data presented in this article, derived from my doctoral research project, is focused on three major themes: language preservation, the singing tradition and the use of heritage for touristic purposes.

Citation

Clopot, C. (2017). Ambiguous attachments and industrious nostalgias: heritage narratives of Russian Old Believers in Romania. Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, 26(2), 31-51. https://doi.org/10.3167/ajec.2017.260204

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 9, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Sep 9, 2017
• Publication Date: Sep 9, 2017
• Deposit Date: Apr 30, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 10, 2019
• Journal: Anthropological Journal of European Cultures
• Print ISSN: 1755-2923
• Publisher: Berghahn Journals
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 31-51
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3167/ajec.2017.260204
• Keywords: Belonging; Heritage; Russian Old Believers; Nostalgia; Romania; Narratives
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1682953
• Publisher URL: https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/ajec/26/2/ajec260204.xml
• Additional Information: This is the accepted manuscript of an article published in Anthropological journal of European cultures, 2017. The version of record is available at the DOI link in this record.
• Contract Date: May 1, 2019