В данной статье анализируются исследования европейских путе-
шественников, побывавших на Северном Кавказе в XVII–XIX в., затрагивающие
статус женщины в традиционном черкесском обществе. Выявленные источники
классифицируются по сюжетам, описывающим формирование статуса женщи-
ны с младенчества до достижения положения матери семейства. В настоящей
статье предпринята попытка комплексно изучить вышеупомянутые источники,
выявив стороны жизни адыгской женщины, привлекавшие внимание иностранных
исследователей.
This article analyzes the research of European travelers who visited the North Caucasus in the 17th - 19th
centuries. affecting the status of women in traditional Circassian society. The sources identifi ed are classifi ed by stories
describin This article analyses the researches of European travellers who visited the North Caucasus in the period from
17th to 19th centuries, that covered the issue of the status of women in traditional Circassian society. The identifi ed
sources are classifi ed according to the plot describing the development of women’s status from infancy to getting the
position of the mother of the family. In this article, an attempt has been made to study comprehensively the abovementioned
sources, identifying the Adyghe woman’s aspects of life, which attracted the attention of foreign researchers g
the formation of the status of women from infancy to the position of the mother of the family. In this article, an attempt was
made to comprehensively study the above sources, identifying the sides of the life of the Adyg woman, which attracted
the attention of foreign researchers.