The Kalmyks

ISBN-13: 9780700706570 / Twarda / 2006 / 272 str.

R Moscow Elza-Bair Mataskovna (Russian Academy of Sciences

Opis

This highly practical guide from this leading Kalmyk expert provides comprehensive coverage of the Kalmyk people, focusing on many facets of the Kalmyk culture, including language use, the traditional nomadic economy and dwellings, Kalmyk family and gender relationships, rites of passage, food and clothing, folk crafts, and Kalmyk religion.

Spis treści

1. Pages of History: From Medieval Oirats to Contemporary Kalmyks  2. Deportation as a Collective Trauma: 13 years, 13 days  3. Diaspora and Identity  4. Language and Ethnolinguistic Situation  5. Household Economy and Dwellings  6. Family and Gender Stereotypes  7. Life Cycle Rituals  8. Food, Dress and Ornament  9. Folk Crafts and Decorative Arts  10. Religion, Calendar and Festivals  11. Folklore and Epic Mythology  12. The Leader of the Nation and the Idea of Nationhood.  Conclusions: Metamorphoses in Kalmyk Ethnicity in a Period of Transformations