Daghestan

Tradition and Survival
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-40608-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

Reihe: Caucasus World

Daghestan is home to more than 30 distinct peoples. Each has their own language yet they share a surprisingly homogeneous culture that has both withstood and absorbed centuries of external influences. A fascinating account of change and adaptation in the villages of this area.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chenciner, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volks- und Völkerkundliche Museen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Map of villages. Introduction: survival and tradition 2. Kung-fu in the evenings: the strongman cult 3. Inventing the wheelbarrow: women and sex in the mountains 4. A way to be born 5. and a way to die 6. King Khosrows' dumplings: food & feasts 7. Familiar surroundings 8. and cosmic-domestic textiles 9. Capes, masks & costumes 10. Fighting dogs and magic beasts 11. The society of godless zealots 12. The secret garden of Botlikh 13. New nationalism for old nations 14. Afterword: Daghestan avoids violence & the Russian-Chechen War

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Chenciner