Cantor, Clerck-tutor or School-master? The Carrier of Sándor Magyarosi, a Protestant School-master from Kisfülpös/Filpișu Mic in the Mirror of the Historical Events of the 20th Century Cover Image

Kántor, tanító vagy kántortanító? Magyarosi Sándor kisfülpösi református kántortanító életpályája a 20. század történelmi eseményeinek tükrében
Cantor, Clerck-tutor or School-master? The Carrier of Sándor Magyarosi, a Protestant School-master from Kisfülpös/Filpișu Mic in the Mirror of the Historical Events of the 20th Century

Author(s): Noémi Kicsi
Subject(s): Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , History of Education, History of Communism
Published by: Erdélyi Múzeum-Egyesület
Keywords: Levites; clerk-tutors; cantors; masters in the Calvinistic reformed church; confessional schools; communist regime; autobiographical story-telling

Summary/Abstract: The postscript, through the anthropological researches and the analysis of autobiographical story-telling, made on request, is meant to prove the evolution and carrier of the cantors/clerks in the 20th century’s Transylvania. Who were the Levites, clerk-tutors, masters in the Calvinistic reformed church, what they did, what was the difference between this jobs and functions, what was the scope of theirs duties since 17. Century? What was the cultural and social impact when the confessional schools have been closed in Transylvania, what happened with these jobs, how the cantor carrier changed in a precise moment of history, before the 2nd World War, when the confessional schools have been nationalized (have been taken under the state control) for example, or after under the communist regime. Through the content analysis of these introspective story-telling we investigate the personal motivations and achievements of cantors in crucial moments of their lives, the inter human relationships but also the life standards ensured by this carrier. The case-study presents the biography of reformat cantor Magyarosi Sándor from Filpișu-Mic (Mureș county - Romania) born in 1912. To reconstruct the biography was very helpful his daughter Csernátoni Klára. Through the guided questions of researcher is highlight the professional aspect of character’s life.

  • Issue Year: LXXVIII/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 103-113
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Hungarian