Roma-Gypsy Presence in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 15th - 18th centuries

This is an analysis of 166 original and previously unpublished documents dating from the very first mention of a Gypsy in 1401 up to the year 1 765. These documents range from royal decrees thru lawsuits to entries in municipal records. Some were written in Polish but many are in Latin, German or Ru...

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Main Author Mroz, Lech
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Hungary Central European University Press 2016
EditionNED - New edition, 1
Subjects
African American Studies
Ethnic relations
Ethnic Studies
European
History
Lithuania (Grand Duchy)
Lithuania (Grand Duchy)-Ethnic relations-History
Poland
Poland-Ethnic relations-History
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Romanies
Romanies-Lithuania (Grand Duchy)-History
Romanies-Lithuania (Grand Duchy)-History-Sources
Romanies-Poland-History
Romanies-Poland-History-Sources
Social groups
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Sociology
Sources
World
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Summary:This is an analysis of 166 original and previously unpublished documents dating from the very first mention of a Gypsy in 1401 up to the year 1 765. These documents range from royal decrees thru lawsuits to entries in municipal records. Some were written in Polish but many are in Latin, German or Ruthenian. They tell the story of not only the Gypsies living in Poland, but also of those who now live in Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia and Ukraine. Though Poland has not traditionally had a large Roma population, the author leads the reader through an eventful history of a people living on the margins of contemporary Europe. The historic documents illustrate a marked contrast to present stereotypes and popular media images and shows how the position of Roma/Gypsies shifted gradually from respected, wealthy and partly settled citizens of the early modern times, towards criminalized vagrants of the 18 th century. This is a careful interpretation and re-interpretation of documents pertaining to the Roma's past that will provide an enlightening historical perspective towards the re-evaluation and self-definition of the Romani people in contemporary Europe. Key words 1. Romanies—Poland—History. 2. Romanies—Lithuania (Grand Duchy)—History. 3. Romanies—Poland—History—Sources. 4. Romanies—Lithuania (Grand Duchy) —History—Sources. 5. Poland—Ethnic relations—History. 6. Lithuania (Grand Duchy)—Ethnic relations—History
ISBN:9789633861097
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