“IMPOVERISHED SPINSTRESSES” AND BAŠTINA INHERITRESSES: TWO TYPES OF CHRISTIAN WIDOW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, EXEMPLIFIED BY THE 16TH-CENTURY SANJAK OF PRIZREN
“IMPOVERISHED SPINSTRESSES” AND BAŠTINA INHERITRESSES: TWO TYPES OF CHRISTIAN WIDOW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, EXEMPLIFIED BY THE 16TH-CENTURY SANJAK OF PRIZREN
Author(s): Tatjana M. KatićSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Gender Studies, Cultural history, Economic history, 16th Century, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Матица српска
Keywords: Ottoman Balkans; Christian widowhood; widow tax (resm-i bîve); landed property-baştina; women’s crafts;
Summary/Abstract: This paper explores two types of Christian widow households in the Ottoman Balkans, with an emphasis on their taxation status. By using data from the 16th-century censuses (defters) of the Prizren province (sancak), the percentage of widows in the general population has been calculated as well as the factors affecting their lives in this area.
Journal: Synaxa – Matica Srpska International Journal for Social Sciences, Arts, and Culture
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 12-13
- Page Range: 65-78
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
