Description
The more than 20 million Kurds in the Middle East are the largest nation in the world without their own independent state. Their struggles for international recognition may ultimately depend on their ability to convince the world that they have their own valid and mature identity. This survey of Kurdish culture describes the differences that exist in a community that is spread across four countries in the region - Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria - and recognizes that Kurdish culture is changing. Successive chapters deal with Kurdistan's written literature and oral tradition, the development of book publishing and other modern media, the range of Islamic and other religious beliefs that have shaped Kurdish identity, and Kurdish material culture including costumes, carpets and the everyday objects of village life.
Author: Philip G. Kreyenbroek
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01/01/1996
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.34w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9781856493307
ISBN10: 185649330X
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | General
Philip G. Kreyenbroek is a reader in Iranian languages and religions at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Christine Allison is a specialist on Kurdish oral literature.
Author: Philip G. Kreyenbroek
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01/01/1996
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.34w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9781856493307
ISBN10: 185649330X
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | General
About the Author
Philip G. Kreyenbroek is a reader in Iranian languages and religions at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
Christine Allison is a specialist on Kurdish oral literature.Philip G. Kreyenbroek is a reader in Iranian languages and religions at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Christine Allison is a specialist on Kurdish oral literature.