The region of Podkarpacie as a melting-pot of cultures and religions
Wojciech Bedyński
This article is based on ethnographic research conducted by me in 2004–2010, alone the beginning, then with a group of students from University Warsaw. The study initially involved only memory Jews among elderly population Podkarpacie. Later I expanded topic ethnic relations, cultural and religious conditions multiethnic society. will not, however, present here outcomes, but share some reflections which had during my fielwork.Why did choose this particular region? Podkarpacie constituted unique area terms complexity mosaic, even for East-Central Europe. In multicultural world specific relationship between groups emerged, each its own socio-economic function. system, created perpetuated over centuries common existence, was result two factors — one hand, internal characteristics single group, other impact groups.
Acta Ethnographica Hungarica