The Settlement Ethnicity Structure and the Convents of the Rila Monastery (the Example of Gabrovo and Nevrokop)
The Settlement Ethnicity Structure and the Convents of the Rila Monastery (the Example of Gabrovo and Nevrokop)
Author(s): Zhana PenchevaSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Sociology, Special Historiographies:, Demography and human biology, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Historical Demography; Bulgarian Revival; migrations; monks; monasteries; Ottoman Empire.
Summary/Abstract: The paper analyses the impact ethnicity structure of on the process of refusal to accept monks of the Rila Monastery and the closure of its convents in the Bulgarian settlements. Two urban centres are under consideration, Gabrovo and Nevrokop, characterised by a different ethnicity structure. While Gabrovo is a purely Bulgarian settlement, Nevrokop has a mixed population. The author analyses the intensity of the processes and the influence of the different ethnic groups with their economic and political possibilities to achieve the desired results.
Journal: Население
- Issue Year: 39/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 293-305
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
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