Open AccessRomanian Urban Monuments and Place Names in Cluj
Author(s) -
Sorin Mitu,
Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai Facultatea de Istorie și Filosofie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta musei napocensis. ii, historica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2783-9710
pISSN - 1454-1521
DOI - 10.54145/actamn.57.07
Subject(s) - toponymy , ideology , romanian , the symbolic , order (exchange) , sociology , archaeology , geography , history , genealogy , linguistics , political science , law , philosophy , politics , psychology , finance , psychoanalysis , economics
This article analyses the sites of memory in Cluj, in order to highlight the process of the city’s symbolic Romanianization. The main sources are public monuments and street toponymy, while the methodology is based on anthropological literature and direct observation of sites and their corresponding social practices. The results of the research reveal the main ideological themes and symbolic functions associated with the monuments and names of Cluj.