Characteristics of culture of the sedentary Roma on the territory of former Yugoslavia

Rad se bavi kulturom sedentarnih Roma na području bivše Jugoslavije. U uvodnome su dijelu navedeni stavovi ne-Roma prema romskoj kulturi te je prikazana struktura samoga rada. U središnjemu se dijelu rada definira kultura te se opisuju njezina obilježja i sastavnice. U nastavku se navode opća saznanja o Romima te se opisuju romski nacionalni simboli. S obzirom na to da na kulturu velikim dijelom utječu i povijesni događaji, u radu se daje kratki pregled romske povijesti koji, između ostaloga, uključuje dolazak Roma na područje Europe i prostor bivše Jugoslavije. Posebna se pažnja pridaje objašnjenju pojma sedentarnosti i nomadizma, diferencijaciji romskih skupina te prikazu kulturoloških razlika između sedentarnih i polunomadskih Roma. Od posebnoga je značaja za ovaj rad teorijski prikaz najbitnijih komponenata kulture sedentariziranih pripadnika romske populacije – romski jezik i njegovi dijalekti, karakteristike romske religioznosti te običaja. Cilj ovoga rada jest istražiti obilježja kulture trajno naseljenih Roma na prostoru bivše Jugoslavije.The paper deals with culture of the sedentary Roma on the territory of former Yugoslavia. In the introductory part the attitudes of non-Roma towards Roma culture are listed and the structure of the paper itself is shown. In the central part of the paper culture is defined and its characteristics and components are described. Next the general information about Roma is listed and Roma national symbols are described. Given that culture is largely influenced by historical events, the paper provides a brief overview of Roma history, which among other things, includes the arrival of Roma in Europe and on the territory of former Yugoslavia. Particular attention is given to the explanation of the concept of sedentarity and nomadism, the differentiation of Roma groups and the presentation of cultural differences between sedentary and semi-nomadic Roma. Of particular importance for this paper is the theoretical presentation of the most important components of the culture of sedentarized members of the Roma population - the Romani language and its dialects, the characteristics of Romani religiosity and customs. The aim of this paper is to investigate the cultural characteristics of permanently settled Roma on the territory of former Yugoslavia