Tatar woman at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries: traditions and innovations in child care
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https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2025-15-1.55-67Keywords:
history of everyday life, history of childhood, nannies, Tatar language, history of the TatarsAbstract
The article examines the everyday practices of Tatar families in the sphere of childhood. Traditional aspects of child care, conditioned by the Muslim worldview, are outlined. The author emphasizes that Tatars and outside observers had different views on the organization of child care. Educated Tatars were critical of their own traditions. The article identifies the main domestic assistants in child care: wet nurses, nannies, older children; various strategies for choosing nannies, assessment of their work in ego-documents, age and ethnocultural features are analyzed. In addition, the article includes an episode related to the construction of new terms in pedagogy by Tatar publicists of the early 20th century.
Fot citation: Gabdrafikova L.R. Tatar woman at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries: traditions and innovations in child care. From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region. 2025, vol.15, no.1, pp.55–67. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2025-15-1.55-67 (In Russian)
Financial Support: The research was carried out at the expense of a grant provided in 2024 by the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences for the implementation of fundamental and applied scientific work in scientific and educational organizations, enterprises and organizations in the real sector of the economy of the Republic of Tatarstan.
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