Intercultural And Inter- Confessional Relations In A Romanian Countryside

Abstract

The paper advances a theory of the relationship between multi-ethnicity and inter-confessional communication, based on the results of a survey conducted in a typical multicultural, multiethnic Romanian village, Valea Dacilor. The structured questionnaires and the direct interviews, which the authors considered the most appropriate method for the research project, were applied during October- December 2006 to a sample of 120 inhabitants, aged 18 to 84. Our main objective consisted in constructing a typical interethnic and inter-confessional relationship profile, in an apparently non-homogeneous community. The results have shown the existence of a very well structured network of relationships, accounting for a good level of communication across ethnic and confessional borders.