"Hungarus-tudat - a Magyarországon élő népcsoportok kulturális identitása a 18. században" = ’Hungarus’ Consciousness ‒ The Cultural Identity of Ethnicities Living in Hungary in the 18th Century

Rab, Irén (2016) "Hungarus-tudat - a Magyarországon élő népcsoportok kulturális identitása a 18. században" = ’Hungarus’ Consciousness ‒ The Cultural Identity of Ethnicities Living in Hungary in the 18th Century. Kaleidoscope history, 7 (12). pp. 34-43. ISSN 20622597

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Abstract

The “Hungarus-consciousness" is a territorially based cultural identity, which connected people living in Hungary until the late 18th century, regardless of ethnic, linguistic and religious differences between them. The official language in Hungary and the lingua franca of the educated classes and the elites was Latin for several centuries, its use bridging the gap of linguistic divisions and any ethnic antagonisms while at the same time ensuring the equality of the languages of all ethnic groups. The projected career of the educated elite was at the time to get an European education, join the ranks of Western European science or scholarship, and introduce its results back home to initiate a modern scientific and cultural life in Hungary.

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