Past Epidemics in Transylvania (1830–1918) and Their Lessons for the Current Challenges

IF 0.1 4区历史学 Q3 HISTORY

Transylvanian Review Pub Date : 2020-12-20 DOI:10.33993/tr.2020.4.06

Daniela Mârza

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The current Covid-19 pandemic has brought the past epidemics to our attention, as a source of valuable knowledge This paper reviews the information available on epidemics in Transylvania in the modern era, underlining the need for an extended investigation of the related attitudes and behaviors displayed by the people This research should follow two directions: the people’s representation of epidemics, how these were perceived, explained, integrated into daily life, with all their aspects (causes, methods of transmission, symptoms, treatments, attitudes towards doc-tors, towards the state authorities etc );the demographic behaviors and aspects affected by epi-demics: how soon and how often the lives lost were “compensated for” by the afflicted families (remarriage of widows and widowers, new births in families who lost children to epidemics);the correlation between contagion and social networks (extended family, godparents), the existence of mortality clusters in some families etc Such research would provide useful insight into the struggle and resilience of a society plagued by infectious diseases © 2020, Center Transylvanian Studies All rights reserved

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特兰西瓦尼亚过去的流行病(1830-1918)及其对当前挑战的教训

当前的新冠肺炎大流行使我们注意到过去的流行病，作为有价值的知识来源。本文回顾了现代特兰西瓦尼亚流行病的可用信息，强调需要对人们表现出的相关态度和行为进行深入调查。这项研究应该遵循两个方向：人们对流行病的表现，以及这些流行病是如何被感知、解释和融入日常生活的，及其所有方面（病因、传播方法、症状、治疗、对医生和国家当局的态度等）；受流行病影响的人口行为和方面：受害家庭“补偿”失去的生命的时间和频率（寡妇和鳏夫再婚、因流行病失去孩子的家庭中的新生儿）；传染病与社会网络（大家庭、教母）之间的相关性，一些家庭中死亡率集群的存在等。此类研究将为了解受传染病困扰的社会的斗争和复原力提供有用的见解©2020，特兰西瓦尼亚研究中心保留所有权利

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期刊介绍： Scientific periodical of the Center for Transylvanian Studies, the Transylvanian Review quarterly is published exclusively in widely spoken languages (English, French, German, Italian) and regularly sent to nearly 200 Romanian and foreign libraries. Transylvanian Review is a peer reviewed journal, with evaluators selected from reputable specialists in their field. Transylvanian Review features studies, articles, debates and book reviews pertaining to various cultural fields, with direct reference to Transylvania, seen as a multicultural space of ethnic, linguistic, religious contacts.