„On jest Łemkiem / więc kolory kwiatów / łączy z kolorem nieba”. Próba rekonstrukcji łemkowskiego uniwersum tożsamościowego .......... 67
Synopsis
"HE IS A LEMKO, SO HE COMBINES THE COLORS OF FLOWERS WITH THE COLOR OF THE SKY” AN ATTEMPT TO RECONSTRUCT THE LEMKO IDENTITY UNIVERSE
The article is an attempt to recreate the Lemko identity universe formed after the forced expatriation in 1947. The Lemkos, an ethnic minority of several thousand people, rooted to their land stretching between Poprad and Osława, were uprooted and forced to grow into the new land. For this reason, the contemporary Lemko identity universe is situated on four levels, defined by territory, language, religion and history. It is characterized by dualism, which translates into bi-religiousness, bilingualism and bi-territoriality.