TY - JOUR
TI - From stigma to choice: Illegitimate children in Basque culture
AU - Mirgos, Katarzyna
TI - From stigma to choice: Illegitimate children in Basque culture
AB - The article analyzes the situation of illegitimate children in Basque culture from a historical perspective. To do this, the author examines the place of parenthood in Basque value systems and customs, as well as the position of women, including unwed mothers, and perceptions of illegitimate children, both in the past and the present. Attention is also drawn to the nature of institutional care for abandoned children. Based on field research, the author presents the fate of a specific abandoned child. Additionally, the text addresses the issue of newborn trafficking and illegal adoptions in Spain, as well as the cultural changes that have occurred in this country and in the Basque region in the twentieth and twenty‑first centuries.
VL - 2024
IS - Tom 15 (2024)/1
PY - 2024
SN - 2081-3309
C1 - 2391-6001
SP - 274
EP - 292
DO - 10.4467/23916001HG.24.015.19530
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-historica-gedanensia/artykul/from-stigma-to-choice-illegitimate-children-in-basque-culture
KW - kultura baskijska
KW - dzieci
KW - dzieci nieślubne