Tradition and Society in Turkmenistan: Gender, Oral Culture and Song by Carole Blackwell
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.
Tradition and Society in Turkmenistan
Tradition and Society in Turkmenistan
Summary
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.
Tradition and Society in Turkmenistan Summary
Tradition and Society in Turkmenistan Reviews
'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
'Tradition and Society in Turkmenistanmakes 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
About Carole Blackwell
Blackwell, Carole
Table of Contents
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);
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NLS9781138862487
9781138862487
1138862487
Tradition and Society in Turkmenistan: Gender, Oral Culture and Song by Carole Blackwell
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2015-12-14
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