Macedonian Ethnology and Anthropology of Women a Self Critical Reexamination of Conceptual Contradictions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19006465 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ana Ashtalkovska Gajtanoska (0000-0002-4219-2800, Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Issue | 25 |
| Pages | 131-131 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ЕтноАнтропоЗум/EthnoAnthropoZoom (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1409-939X • E-ISSN: 1857-968X |
| Publisher | University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.37620/eaz2525131ag |
| OpenAlex | W7133191043 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This paper provides an overview of scholarly research that may be situated within the field of the ethnology and anthropology of women in the Macedonian context. It examines the analytical approaches adopted by several authors—including the present author—who, in their studies of women’s status within traditional communities, have employed the conceptual framework of the “imagined” and the “real” order as a heuristic model for interpreting gender relations. The paper critically reassesses this interpretive paradigm by interrogating its epistemological assumptions and methodological implications. Through a reflexive engagement with existing scholarship, it identifies conceptual tensions and analytical limitations that emerge in attempts to represent women’s experiences within established ethnological narratives. In doing so, the study addresses broader questions concerning gendered representation, disciplinary conventions, and the politics of knowledge production in Macedonian ethnology and anthropology. The article ultimately calls for a more nuanced and critically attuned framework for approaching women’s lives, agency, and social positioning within both historical and contemporary contexts
Discipline · Field (mathematics) · Knowledge production · Macedonian · Order (exchange) · Politics · Reflexivity · Situated · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Balkans: History, Politics, Society
Introduction
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Patriarchality Is Guilty for Everything
Female Seniority Principle and Accompanying Elements in the Traditional Culture of Macedonians
The Barren Woman and the Attitude of the Traditional Village Community Towards Her
The daughter who gave up her inheritance
If you are a girl, stay at home’ - an ethnographic examination of female social engagement from the rural 19th century to contemporary political protests in Macedonia
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |