Kurds

A Concise Handbook
1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-8448-1727-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 547 g

First Published in 1993. Since before the dawn of recorded history the mountainous lands of the northern Middle East have been home to a distinct people whose cultural tradition is one of the most authentic and original in the world. Some vestiges of Kurdish life and culture can actually be traced back to burial rituals practiced over 50,000 years ago by people inhabiting the Shanidar Caves near Arbil in central Kurdistan. In this book, the author has tried to identify and delineate the heritage of the Kurds, now thoroughly submerged in the accepted and standard models for subdividing Middle Eastern civilization, none of which is designed to accommodate the stateless Kurds.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Izady, Mehrdad

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Physische Anthropologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Geography; Chapter 2 Land & Environment; Chapter 3 History; Chapter 4 Human Geography; Chapter 5 Religion; Chapter 6 Language, Literature, & Press; Chapter 7 Society; Chapter 8 Political & Contemporary Issues; Chapter 9 Economy; Chapter 10 Culture & Arts;

Über Autor(innen)

Mehrdad R. Izady Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Harvard University.