Kurdish culture and identity / edited by Philip G. Kreyenbroek and Christine Allison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kreyenbroek, Philip G., 1948-

Allison, Christine, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kurds.

Physical Description:

vi, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Zed Books in association with The Centre of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, 1996.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1856493296

185649330X

OCLC:

34114849