The Election of a Cantor as a Folk Custom (based on examples from Gyergyószentmiklós/Gheorgheni) Cover Image

A kántorválasztás mint népszokás (gyergyószentmiklósi példák alapján)
The Election of a Cantor as a Folk Custom (based on examples from Gyergyószentmiklós/Gheorgheni)

Author(s): Noémi Kicsi
Subject(s): Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Erdélyi Múzeum-Egyesület
Keywords: official and popular religiosity; minor and major tradition; cantors; cantor election customs; peasant cantors

Summary/Abstract: Based on archival research and interviews, this study presents the customs of election of the Roman Catholic cantors in Gheorgheni during the period of communism, as well as the cantors who served during this time. It seeks for answers to questions such as how cantors were elected after the nationalization in 1948, when the status of cantor-teacher was abolished, and what values ​​the cantors represented in the life of the Church and the local community.

  • Issue Year: LXXXVII/2025
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 44-57
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Hungarian
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