Grant-funded Project Nr. 521/2004/A-TFP/KTF Final Report
Project title:
Invetigation of religiosity between Romanies
Research leader:
Dr. Vojtěch Eliáš
Co-researcher:
Radek Vašinek
Period of project:
2004-2004
Overall grant:
148 000 CZK
Project Results
Investigation of religiosity between Romanies was realized in three following steps. In the first one – preparatory period – was provided literature about Romany’s ethnic, especially documents about their faith, religion etc. This stage included one weeklong stay (August 2004) in the Region of North Bohemia for preliminary knowledge of a territory of the investigation (city Ústí nad Labem - Předlice a Trmice) and of the style of life of Romany’s community. In the second stage was prepared questionnaire of investigation (specification of concept religiosity, devotion, image of God between Romanies). External specialist consulted preparing questionnaire and its intelligibility was controlled in Prague and Ústí Romany’s communities. After several trials was set up a definitive layout of the questionnaire. The third step was pilot investigation (for proving time needed to fill it in), preparing the people making assessment (November 2004), collection data in the defined localities. The Data was elaborated end analyzed by software SPSS. The Process and the Results are published in Master Theses.
Final version of questionnaire has 38 questions, 4 of them are opened, another are multiple choice. 25 people realized collection data. Result included 288 finished questionnaires. Books and data will serve the purpose of similar investigation and researches of KTF.