Kurdish Culture and Identity by Kreyenbroek, Philip

Kurdish Culture and Identity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781856493307)

Vendor: Philip G. Kreyenbroek
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Kurdish Culture and Identity by Kreyenbroek, Philip

Kurdish Culture and Identity

$47.95
Kurdish Culture and Identity by Kreyenbroek, Philip

Kurdish Culture and Identity

$47.95
Format: Paperback
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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
ISBN-10: 185649330X
ISBN-13: 9781856493307
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1996
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.53h x 5.34w x 0.65d
By Philip G. Kreyenbroek
By Philip G. Kreyenbroek
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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.

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