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Author Jaimoukha, Amjad M

Title The Chechens : a handbook / Amjad Jaimoukha
Published New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004

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Description 1 online resource
Series Caucasus world. Peoples of the Caucasus
Caucasus world. Peoples of the Caucasus.
Contents Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 People and land -- chapter 2 History from the earliest to the end of the eighteenth century AD -- chapter 3 History from the Russian-Caucasian War to the Second World War -- chapter 4 History from the deportation to the 'Second' Chechen War -- chapter 5 Politics and current affairs -- chapter 6 Society -- chapter 7 Economy -- chapter 8 Religion and beliefs -- chapter 9 Customs and traditions -- chapter 10 Folklore -- chapter 11 Arts, crafts and architecture -- chapter 12 Music and dance -- chapter 13 Language and linguistic policy -- chapter 14 Literature -- chapter 15 Media and film -- chapter 16 The diaspora -- chapter Afterword -- chapter Proverbs and sayings -- chapter Appendices -- chapter 2 The Vainakh Pantheon -- chapter 3 Bibliographies and journals -- chapter 4 Nakh lexicography
Summary This book provides a ready introduction and practical guide to the Chechen people and some little-known and rarely-considered aspects of Chechen culture, including customs and traditions, folklore, arts and architecture, music, and literature. It also narrates Chechen history from ancient times and provides sketches of archaic religions and civilizations. Jaimoukha reveals the esoteric social structure and the peculiar brand of Chechen Sufism, as well as the present political situation in Chechnya.As the only comprehensive guide available in English, this book is an indispensable and a
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Chechens -- History
Ingush -- History
Ethnology -- Russia (Federation) -- Checheno-Ingushetia
Chechens
Ethnology
Ingush
Manners and customs
SUBJECT Checheno-Ingushetia (Russia) -- Social life and customs
Subject Russia (Federation) -- Checheno-Ingushetia
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0203356438
9780203356432
0415323282
9780415323284