POLEMICA ÎNTRE TRADIȚIE ȘI MODERNITATE:
ROLUL SĂU ÎN CONTURAREA IDENTITĂȚII ROMÂNEȘTI
The debate between tradition and modernity and its role in forging Romanian identity
Author(s): Dennis DeletantSubject(s): Cultural history, Civil Society, Diplomatic history, Ethnohistory, History of ideas, Political history, Social history, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane Gheorghe Şincai al Academiei Române
Keywords: National communism; Romanian identity; traditionalists; Europeanists;
Summary/Abstract: The development of Romanian national consciousness in the 18th century hinged on concepts of “nation” and “national identity”. Influenced by the Enlightenment and Latin heritage, intellectuals in Transylvania promoted Romanian identity, sparking a lasting debate between tradition and modernity. This continued through Romania’s interwar period, where avant-garde and traditional currents coexisted, tempered by introspective self-criticism and, later, nationalistic excess. This article discusses this debate in its reinterpretation received in the final decades of national communism.
Journal: Anuarul Institutului de Cercetări Socio-Umane »Gheorghe Şincai« al Academiei Române
- Issue Year: 27/2024
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 5-15
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Romanian
