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    STUDIA HISTORIA - Issue no. 1 / 2011  
         
  Article:   CULTURAL CAPITAL AND SOCIAL NETWORKS: THE SAXON COMMUNITY IN EARLY MODERN TRANSYLVANIA .

Authors:  MARIA CRĂCIUN. 		 
       
         
  Abstract:  Through a thorough examination of guild statutes, this study focuses on the identity of the Saxon artisan community in social and cultural terms. By analyzing strategies of social inclusion/integration and patterns of social exclusion while discussing the construction of social networks and the strengthening of group solidarity, the study highlights the accumulation of social capital within the Saxon artisan community. By exploring the motivation behind these strategies, the essay assesses the impact of protestant discourse on the identity of this community and the accumulation of cultural capital which helped it preserve its distinct ethos in early modern Transylvanian society.

Keywords: guilds, Saxon artisans, social capital, cultural capital, Transylvania 		 
         
     
         
         
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