Birth-giving in the traditional views of the Russian population in Altai Cover Image

Деторождение в традиционных представлениях русского населения Алтая
Birth-giving in the traditional views of the Russian population in Altai

Author(s): E.A. Koljaskina
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет

Summary/Abstract: The author reconstructs on the base of ethnographic materials the conceptions of Russian peasants in Altai of the last half of 19th – the beginning of 20th centuries about the issue of child-bearing. The researcher comes to the conclusion about the diverse perception of child-bearing and its dependence upon the ethnographic belonging and the material welfare of the person.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 35-47
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian