http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4317 Articole științifice publicate de autori ai ULBS Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:56:45 GMT 2026-04-06T08:56:45Z http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4320 Title: The ‘Voices’ of Saxon Priests in Rural Communities. Testimonies from Transylvanian Memorial Books (Gedenkbücher) Post-1918 Authors: Radu, Sorin; Besoiu, Ramona Abstract: The communities of the Transylvanian Saxons represented a distinct feature of the Transylvanian space and played a major role in the region’s socio-cultural and economic development. This community faced an enormous challenge following the end of the Great War, when Transylvania, formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was incorporated into Greater Romania (1918). This study employs a case analysis of four Saxon rural communities from Transylvania to reveal the ‘voices’ of some key social actors in village life, namely the priests. Their considerations, preserved in the so-called memorial books [Gedenkbücher] of the Lutheran parishes, provide valuable insights into the various events that affected the communities under their pastoral care. More specifically, this study investigates how the Saxons responded to the realities of the new state and the challenges posed by legislative changes, and how they adapted to the new political system. The research draws on data collected from Gedenkbücher spanning the first decade following the Great Union, specifically from the villages of Alţâna, Cârţa, Pianu de Jos, and Hamba, which were predominantly German at the time. Employing the case study methodology, this research examines the social, economic, and political dimensions of rural Saxon communities, with particular emphasis on the practices associated with the political integration of their members. Description: RADU, Sorin and BESOIU, Ramona. The ‘Voices’ of Saxon Priests in Rural Communities. Testimonies from Transylvanian Memorial Books (Gedenkbücher) Post-1918. In Acta Poloniae Historica. Online. 25 December 2025. Vol. 132, pp. 51-76. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4320 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4319 Title: Civic Activism in Rural Transylvania: The Case of Folk Gazettes (gazete poporale), 1867–1914 Authors: Radu, Sorin; Nicolaescu, Alexandru Abstract: The political assimilation of peasants within the framework of nation-states, alongside the politicization of rural societies, has garnered increasing attention from historians, sociologists, and anthropologists, resulting in a diverse array of studies. This article shows that the press and the genre dedicated explicitly to peasants in particular, known as “gazete poporale” (folk gazettes, gazettes aimed at the people), played a pivotal role in fostering civic consciousness among Romanian peasants in Transylvania between 1867 and 1914. These folk newspapers, also dubbed “people’s papers,” represented a distinct form of journalism, which was characterized by a simplified discourse tailored to the literacy levels of Transylvanian Romanian peasants. Their aim was to furnish essential information for their social, economic, and cultural advancement while also politically mobilizing the peasants in alignment with the ethos of the national movement. Description: RADU, Sorin and NICOLAESCU, Alexandru. Civic Activism in Rural Transylvania: The Case of Folk Gazettes (gazete poporale), 1867–1914. In Hiperboreea, Volume 11 (No. 2): pages 195–218. https://doi.org/10.5325/hiperboreea.11.2.0195 Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://digital-library.ulbsibiu.ro:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4319 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z