Abstract:
The study presents Transylvania as a space of ethnic-religious tolerance, having as a case study
the image of the town Făgăraș, as depicted in Eginald Schlattner’s novels. This space appears
as one of a heavenly nuance, based on a long tradition of coexistence of the members of
different ethnic groups and religions. However, the inter-war and post-war period means the
emergence of new challenges posed by the confrontation with the harmful effects of the two
ideologies: Nazism and Communism. In this way, the dramas of the socio-historical context
interweave with elements forming young Eginald. They will remain a constant in the writer’s
life, offering Făgăraș the role of a forming educational array, with a paradigmatic value
Description:
Toroczkai Iulian and Olivia
Andrei are participating
in the research project,
‘Political Theology’, directed
by Dr Tanya van Wyk,
Department of Dogmatics
and Christian Ethics, Faculty
of Theology, University of
Pretoria.
