Faktoriai, Formavę Religinę (Katalikiškąją) Tapatybę: Latgalos Pavyzdys Istoriniame Kontekste
The Factors Forming the Religious (Catholic) Identity: The Example of Latgale in Historical Context

Summary/Abstract: The ethnographic region of eastern Latvia is Latgale. This region has a number of features that differentiate it from the rest of Latvia: 1) the dominance of Catholic faith (as opposed to Lutheranism in the rest of Latvia); 2) the linguistic peculiarities of the Latgallians, and 3) the mixed ethnic composition of the population (the presence of Russian and Polish culture must be noted especially). Latgale historically has had several parallels and points of connection with Lithuania. The aim of the present article is to reveal the peculiarities of the Catholic identity in Latgale from the historical perspective. The article describes the following Catholic identity-related issues: 1) the issue of Counter-Reformation and conversion; 2) the influence of the Catholic Church on cultural and social-political processes; 3) the prevalence of Catholic identity over the ethnic one; 4) the commemorative graveyard meeting.

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