Religions and Migrations in the Black Sea Region

Eleni Sideri holds a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. Her research focuses on the memories and practices of diaspora among the Greek-speaking communities of the South Caucasus. She works as an independent researcher. Her research interests include diaspora and transnational migrations, area studies, and film.Lydia Efthymia Roupakia holds a PhD in English from the University of Oxford, UK. She is currently an adjunct lecturer at the International Hellenic University, Greece. She is also a staff member at Anatolia College, Thessaloniki, Greece. Her research interests are focused on issues of multiculturalism, cultural identity, intercultural translation, and ethics.

• Introduction; Eleni Sideri and Lydia Efthymia Roupakia.- Part I. Religion and Diasporas.- 1. Historical Diasporas, Religion and Identity: Exploring The Case Of The Greeks Of Tsalka; Eleni Sideri.- 2. The Armenian Community in Thessaloniki: The Dynamics Of Religion; Niki Papageorgiou.- Part II. Religion and Transnational Migration.- 3. Return Migration in A Romanian Catholic Community; Elena Tudor4. Distinctive Patterns of Transnational Migration From A Romanian Village; AlexandraDeliu.- Part III. Religious Identities and Regional Identities.- 5. Emic-Coherence and Ethnic Identity: The Case of Fereydani Georgians; Babak Rezvani.- 6. Bulgarian -Muslims in Turkey: Religion, Identification and Social Participation (The Case Of The 1989 Re-Settlers From Bulgaria to Turkey); Magdalena Elchinova.- Afterword; Eleni Sideri and Lydia Efthymia Roupakia.