Bulgarians
Let an agent describe Bulgarians as a people in their own terms, describe language, culture and history, present contested identity questions neutrally with attribution, and support respectful cultural and historical questions.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe Bulgarians as a people in their own terms, describe language, culture and history, present contested identity questions neutrally with attribution, and support respectful cultural and historical questions.
A South Slavic people whose homeland is Bulgaria and who speak Bulgarian, with communities in neighbouring countries such as Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine, historical groups such as Banat Bulgarians and Thracian Bulgarians, and a large diaspora; Bulgarians trace their identity to the First Bulgarian Empire and share a language, Orthodox Christian and other religious traditions, and cultural heritage, and questions of identity in neighbouring regions are contested and described here with attribution.
What it is for: A South Slavic people.
It can be describe the people; describe culture and history; present contested questions neutrally; support cultural questions.
Distinguishing features
Bulgarian language
Historical empires
Orthodox and other traditions
Diaspora communities
What it looks like
Not physical; a people.
How it is recognised
South Slavic people speaking Bulgarian
Bulgaria and neighbouring communities
Other South Slavs and neighbouring peoples are distinct
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - the wider group
is related to - a major religious tradition
is related to - a neighbouring people
In practice
Families and kinds
Bulgarians in Bulgaria
Bulgarian communities in Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine
Banat Bulgarians
Thracian and other historical groups
the Bulgarian diaspora
Standards and regulation
Minority rights frameworks in neighbouring countries
Census and self-identification standards
No regulation of the people
Failure modes and hazards
Stereotyping
Taking sides in identity disputes
Conflating citizenship and ethnicity
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand Who Bulgarians are.
Self-description.
Identity
Identity and language.
Identity
Identity.
- Who are the Bulgarians, how do they describe themselves, and what role does the Bulgarian language play? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary
Communities
Communities.
Communities
Communities.
- Where do Bulgarian communities live outside Bulgaria, including Banat Bulgarians and communities in Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific community? action
Culture Culture and traditions.
Culture.
Traditions
Traditions.
Traditions
Traditions.
- What traditions, festivals, music and cuisine are characteristic of Bulgarian culture? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
Religion
Religion.
Religion
Religion.
- What religious traditions do Bulgarians follow, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits the Bulgarian Orthodox Church? action
History History and contested questions.
Attribution.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Bulgarian identity develop from the First Bulgarian Empire through Ottoman rule to the modern state, according to historians? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Contested
Contested identity questions.
Contested
Contested.
- How are identity questions in neighbouring regions debated, with each position attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn Resources and teaching.
Education.
Resources
Resources.
Resources
Resources.
- Which academic and cultural resources are standard for studying Bulgarians? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can Bulgarian history and culture be taught respectfully? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should diaspora communities be separate entries?
- How should contested identity questions be attributed?
- How should cultural resources be linked?