Apprehension of the Codex of Govora - A Comparative View
Apprehension of the Codex of Govora - A Comparative View
Author(s): Gabriela Rusu-PăsărinSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Universitatea din Bucuresti, Colectivul de Stiinte ale Informarii si Documentarii
Keywords: the Codex of Govora; church code of laws; customs; the law of the land; existential rituals
Summary/Abstract: The first book of laws in Romanian language (1640), the Govora Code of Laws or the Little Code of Laws is also a referential corpus of traditions and popular beliefs on existential ceremonials. We aim to draw a comparative analysis of the two reference levels, traditional Romanian mentalists and Church discipline, the latter being subject to ancient Byzantine law provisions and to the canons established by the Synods of the Eastern Church. popular beliefs and the Church code of laws have convergences and divergences in the way the rituals of baptism, marriage and funeral are carried out, and this is what motivates the functioning of stereotypes due to the constraints of religious faith and popular beliefs.
Journal: Studii de Biblioteconomie şi Ştiinţa Informării
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 175-186
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English