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The Roles the Women Had within the Family, in the Traditional Romanian Society. Considerations of the Feminine Hypostases in the Rites of Passage

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  • Anca Ceaușescu

    (“C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopşor” Institute for Research in Social Studies and Humanities from Craiova, of the Romanian Academy)

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From the great diversity of female roles, in the present work we have proposed to review some important aspects that define the role of women in the Romanian traditional family, with special attention to the important biological thresholds that man crosses throughout his existence his (birth, marriage, death). It is known that in the essential moments of life, man undergoes a transition, a translation between two special existential modes, between two states or between two human conditions. These changes in the state of the man, within the family or the wider social group, presuppose an imbalance in the system of social relations. In this context, the customs, rites and rituals of the rites of passage have the role of restoring the affected balance and protecting the individual against the malevolent forces that are triggered during these periods. In practicing the ritual and ceremonial acts occasioned by these moments in human life, the woman has the essential role, and it is her responsibility to carry them out.

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  • Anca Ceaușescu, 2023. "The Roles the Women Had within the Family, in the Traditional Romanian Society. Considerations of the Feminine Hypostases in the Rites of Passage," Anuarul Institutului de Cercetări Socio-Umane „C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor” (“C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopşor” Institute for Research in Social Studies and Humanities Yearbook (CSNIPSSH Yearbook)), Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane „C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor” al Academiei Române, issue XXIV, pages 115-130, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:azn:journl:y:2023:i:xxiv:p:115-130
    DOI: 10.59277/CSNPISSH.2023.09
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