The Chechens: A HandbookRoutledge, 2004 M11 10 - 336 pages 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. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 People and land | 13 |
2 History from the earliest to the end of the eighteenth century AD | 24 |
3 History from the RussianCaucasian War to the Second World War | 41 |
4 History from the deportation to the Second Chechen War | 60 |
5 Politics and current affairs | 74 |
6 Society | 87 |
7 Economy | 101 |
14 Literature | 212 |
15 Media and film | 225 |
16 The diaspora | 236 |
Afterword | 246 |
Proverbs and sayings | 248 |
Appendix 1 | 259 |
Appendix 2 | 262 |
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8 Religion and beliefs | 111 |
9 Customs and traditions | 129 |
10 Folklore | 146 |
11 Arts crafts and architecture | 165 |
12 Music and dance | 182 |
13 Language and linguistic policy | 200 |
Appendix 4 | 268 |
Notes | 270 |
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