The term «uzden» in the North Caucasian historical context
https://doi.org/10.22394/2074-7306-2024-1-3-15-23
EDN: LJKRFC
Abstract
The data of language dictionaries provide grounds for distinguishing two main historical meanings of the term “uzden”: 1) feudal nobility (uzden) and 2) personally free peasants (“uzden”). A methodologically important position for analyzing the existence of the term “uzden” in North Caucasian societies of the Middle Ages and modern times is the thesis on the need to separate the class origin and service status of princely vassals. The Mongolism “uzden”, borrowed into North Caucasian languages at different times and for various extralinguistic reasons, changed its semantics depending on the historical era and the social realities of a particular society. But ultimately, the diverse interpretations of the term “uzden” turn out to be closely related to the ideas of the eras under consideration about the idea of freedom.
About the Author
F. A. Ozova
Karachay-Cherkess Order "Badge of Honor" Institute of Humanitarian Studies named after H. H. Khapsirokov
Россия
Россия
Fatima A. Ozova, Dr. Sci. (History), Associate Professor, Academician of the Adyghe International Academy of Sciences, Head of the Department
Department of the History of the Peoples of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Cherkessk
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Ozova F.A. The term «uzden» in the North Caucasian historical context. North Caucasus Legal Vestnik. 2024;(3):15-23. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2074-7306-2024-1-3-15-23. EDN: LJKRFC
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