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The status of women in the medieval society of Moldavia and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (14th-17th centuries). Comparative study


Author: Zabolotnaia Lilia
Degree:doctor habilitat of history
Speciality: 07.00.02 - History of Romanians (with specification of time period)
Year:2022
Institution: Chisinau Pedagogical State University "Ion Creanga"

Status

The thesis was presented on the 3 December, 2021
Approved by NCAA on the 1 March, 2022

Abstract

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Thesis

CZU 94(478+4)-055.2''13/16 (043.3)

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324 pages

Keywords

woman, women̕s history, family and social status, family law, family, marriage, divorce, church canons, codes of law, property, inheritance, family and property relations.

Summary

Content of the thesis: introduction, historiography of the issue, six chapters, general conclusions and recommendations, bibliography of 1059 titles, 323 pages of text (248 pages of basic text). The obtained research results are published in 140 scientific works (of which 89 are abroad) and in seven monographs.

Goal of the thesis research: to carry out a comprehensive study of the social and legal status of women (of upper class) in medieval Moldavia, in order to identify the specifics of the family and legal status of Moldavian women in comparison with the situation in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe in the 14th-17th centuries.

Targets of the research: 1. study of the historiography of the issue and the identification of new directions based on unpublished sources; 2. establishing the role of women in the system of family relations and their right to property; 3 study of the conditions for creating a family (engagement, marriage); 4. defining a woman’s legal rights in relation to divorce; 5. analysis of the legal nature of the dowry inventory; 6. assessment of the legal status of women in medieval Moldavian society (between law and custom).

Scientific novelty and originality of the thesis research: the scientific innovation of the work lies in the fact that for the first time in a comparative vein such issues as the family institution, the legal and socio-economic status of women in the family and society are considered; the originality of the research lies in the introduction of a new definition of the socio-legal status of women in medieval Moldavia.

The results obtained: a new scientific concept in the study of social history and anthropology was created, women’s history, and the significant status of women from the upper strata of society of medieval Moldova in the history of Europe was determined.

The theoretical significance of the work lies in the complexity of the theoretical and methodological framework used, the variety of documentary sources, interdisciplinarity, as well as comparative methods.

Practical value of the work: the study is of particular importance in view of the coverage of little-studied interdisciplinary areas: family history, history of law, everyday mentality, women’s history, etc.

The implementation of the scientific results: the practical and theoretical results of the research were implimented in various research projects, presented at more than 80 conferences, used during about 20 internships abroad and various lectures for undergraduate and graduate students.