Dimensiunea istorico-etnologică a cioclilor în Ţara Moldovei (sec. al XVIII-lea – începutul sec. al XIX-lea)
The historical-ethnological dimension of the „cioclii” in the Land of Moldavia (XVIII – beginning of the XIXth century)

Summary/Abstract: In the Land of Moldavia, the „cioclii”, perceived at origins as simple undertakers, were associated in social guilds according to ethnic criteria. Over time, they have accumulated knowledge and experience in the prophylaxis of epidemics, especially of plague. In the Romanian medical folklore, the plague is personified, being labeled with hideous epithets. The image of the „cioclii” in the historical and ethnological sources is contradictory, not only their sanitary function is emphasized, but also their numerous abuses on the time of the plague epidemic. The work of a „cioclu” has left its mark on the Romanian onomastics of the following centuries.

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