What is the name for the traditional spirituality of the Gypsies, and what does it suggest about associations between Gypsies and non-Gypsies?


The traditional spirituality of the Gypsies is called romaniya. It promotes the concept that persons and things are either pure or polluted. Gypsy culture is structured to preserve purity and to avoid contamination through contact with non-Gypsies.

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