Daghestan

Tradition and Survival

Paperback Engels 2006 9780415406086
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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.

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ISBN13:9780415406086
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:324
Uitgever:Taylor & Francis Ltd

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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

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