CULTURAL CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN CENTRAL ASIA; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; 1 Zaynab and Aman: Love and Women's Liberation in the 1930s, a Story Poem by Hamid Alimjan; 2 Uighur Literature: The Antecedents; 3 A Late Piece of Nazira or A Symbol Making its Way through Early Uzbek Poetry; 4 Religious Themes in the Novels of Chingiz Aitmatov; 5 Script Changes in Xinjiang; 6 Census and Sociology: Evaluating the Language Situation in Soviet Central Asia; 7 Russian Language Teaching Policy in Soviet Central Asia 1958-86; 8 Ritualism of Family Life in Soviet Central Asia: The Sunnat (Circumcision)
9 Professional Beliefs and Rituals among Craftsmen in Central Asia: Genetic and Functional Interpretation10 Women and Power: A Perspective on Marriage among Durrani Pashtuns of Afghan Turkistan; 11 Golden Tent-Pegs: Settlement and Change among Nomads in Afghan Turkistan; 12 Ethnic Games in Xinjiang: Anthropological Approaches; 13 Continuity and Modernity in the Costume of the Muslims of Central Asia; 14 Musical Change in Herat during the Twentieth Century; 15 Tradition and Change in Central Asian Architecture Today; 16 The Baha'i Community of Ashkhabad
Its Social Basis and Importance in Baha'i History17 Islam in China: Western Studies; 18 Change and Tradition in Eighteenth-century Kazakhstan: The Dynastic Factor; 19 The Role of the Hui Muslims (Tungans) in Republican Sinkiang; Biographical Notes on Contributors
Summary
First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company
Analysis
Culture
Central Asia
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
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