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IX: The “Undivided Family” explained
This chapter discusses the South Slavonian Zadruga, or 'compound family,' as a form of family organization, referencing recent works by Ernest Miler, I.
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This chapter discusses the South Slavonian Zadruga, or 'compound family,' as a form of family organization, referencing recent works by Ernest Miler, I. E. Geszow, and Bogisic.
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- Historical Development of Social Institutions
The chapter examines the evolution of the 'undivided family' as a social institution, particularly the South Slavonian Zadruga.
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“A number of valuable works on the South Slavonian Zadruga , or “compound family,” compared to other forms of family organization, have been published since the above was written; namely, by Ernest Miler ( Jahrbuch der Internationaler Vereinung für vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft und Volkswirthschaftslehre , 1897), and I. E. Geszow’s Zadruga in Bulgaria , and Zadruga-Ownership and Work in Bulgaria (both in Bulgarian). I must also mention the well-known study of Bogisic ( De la forme dite “inokosna” de la famille rurale chez les Serbes et les Croates , Paris, 1884), which has been omitted in the text.”
Several important studies on the South Slavonian 'Zadruga' (compound family) have been published recently, including works by Ernest Miler, I. E. Geszow, and Bogisic.
The author lists recent scholarly contributions on the topic of the undivided family.
