Kothencz Kelemen (szerk.): Migráció és hagyomány-formálódás a történeti Duna-Tisza közi nemzetiségek népéletében - Bajai dolgozatok 22. (Baja, 2018)
Nagy Janka Teodóra: Az interetnikus kapcsolatok individualizálóda, avagy a hagyomány-, érték- és mentalitásőrzés mintázatai a modernizálódó közösségekben
Janka Teodóra Nagy Individualization of interethnic relations, or patterns of preservation the tradition, value and mentality in modernizing communities The study interprets and reinterprets the concept of migration, from an ethnographical and historical point of view, placing the individualization of interethnic relations into the focus of the investigation. The ethnic image of Hungary emerged as a result of organized or spontaneous migration due to the natural, economic, and human resources being linked together in the last third of the 18th century, which did not change fundamentally and radically until the middle of the 19th century. The historical changes and constraints of the 20th century have resulted in new population movements that changed the ethnic composition of the settlements. Modernization, individualization, economic and social changes following the Second World War almost blasted traditional communities with autonomous customary law and legal traditions. In the context outlined, the author examines the coexistence of the Bács- Kiskun and Tolna County Swabians and the Szeklers from Bukovina. The Szeklers from Bukovina and Hungarians of Upper Hungary had easier access to social inclusion in settlements inhabited by Germans where the tradition of an interethnic community had existed (for example Gara, Vaskút, Bonyhád, Mözs). Serious conflicts emerged due to the cultural differences in larger or smaller settlements which were previously inhabited by Germans (for example Csátalja, Véménd, Majos, Kajdacs). The first generation of Szeklers from Bukovina needed nearly a lifetime to feel home in the new settlements. However, the second generation has already created personal and individual relationships with the people of the shared living space and life order. Particularly remarkable is the examination of the individualization of intercultural relations in the mixed marriages between the Szeklers from Bukovina and the German people. The study is a result of several decades of field work based on the informants’ recollections. [Translated by the editor] 72
