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Kyrgyz / Daniel P. Strouthes, Kathleen R. Kuehnast.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strouthes, Daniel P., author.
- Kuehnast, Kathleen R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Turkic peoples.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, Conn. : Human Relations Area Files, 2002.
- Summary:
- The Kyrgyz are a Turkic-Mongol people who live primarily in Kyrgyzstan. Their traditional livelihood was pastoral nomadism. The former Soviet government both encouraged and forced settlement into permanent Soviet-style settlements in cities and towns and on collective and state farms. The Kyrgyz are Sunni Muslims. This file contains one document by Kathleen Rae Kuenhast and Daniel Strouthes that was originally published in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, 1994. The cultural summary includes information on history, settlement patterns, economy, kinship, marriage, family, sociopolitical organization, and religion.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
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