Divorces among the Christian population in the Bulgarian lands in the 19th century
Divorces among the Christian population in the Bulgarian lands in the 19th century
Author(s): Daniela AngelovaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Demography and human biology
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: historical demography; divorces; Christian population; Ottoman Empire.
Summary/Abstract: The focus of this article is a topic that is insufficiently studied in Bulgaria: divorces among the Christians in the 19th century. Information on it is available in the Codes of the Tarnovo and Plovdiv Metropolia and the Protocol Book of the Haskovo Bulgarian Church Community. The canonical rules of the Orthodox Church concerning marriage and its dissolution are presented, as well as the prescriptions of the common law and their registering in the sources. The focus of interest for the researcher is the dynamics of divorces in Tarnovo Metropolis in the period 1847-1878 and the clarification of the reasons thereto is subject to more in-depth studies.
Journal: Население
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 135-145
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
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