Tradition and Society in Turkmenistan

Gender, Oral Culture and Song

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

AvCarole Blackwell

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This unique study of Turkmen women and their folk songs looks at religion, ritual and family as seen through the eyes of the women and their songs.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2001-01-12
Mått152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt570 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCentral Asia Research Forum
Antal sidor224
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780700713547

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Part I The Background; Chapter 1 The Genesis of the Project; Chapter 2 Turkmenistan; Chapter 3 The Folk Songs of Turkmen Women; Part II The Culture and the Women; Chapter 4 Religion and Belief Patterns; Chapter 5 Family Relationships; Chapter 6 Rites of Passage; Chapter 7 Turkmen Women; Part III The Songs; Chapter 8 An Introduction to the Songs; Chapter 9 Laeleler (girls’ songs); Chapter 10 Toy Aydymlary (wedding songs); Chapter 11 Monjukatdylar (fortune-telling songs); Chapter 12 Huewdueler (lullabies); Chapter 13 Agylar (lamentations);

'Tradition and Society in Turkmenistan makes an important contribution to the growing body of English-language studies on Central Asia ... a valuable resource for historians, anthropologists and sociologists working on Turkmenistan, or more generally for scholars working on gender identity and performance.' - School of Oriental & African Studies'Unusual and refreshing' - Cornucopia'Blackwell's research methods are impeccably rigorous ... [and] she writes with an elegance and accessibility not normally associated with academic texts.' - Asian Affairs