The Kalmyks /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Russian |
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London :
Routledge,
2006.
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Table of Contents:
- Pages of history : from medieval Oirats to contemporary Kalmyks
- Deportation as a collective trauma : thitrteen years, thitrteen days
- Diaspora and identity
- Language and ethno-linguistic situation
- Traditional economy and dwelling
- Family and gender stereotypes
- Life cycle rites
- Food, dress and ornament
- Folk handicrafts and decorative-applied arts
- Religion, the calendar and festivals
- Folk arts and epic
- The leader of the nation and the idea of nationhood.