Tradition and Society in Turkmenistan - Gender, Oral Culture and Song

List of contents

Part I The Background; Chapter 1 The Genesis of the Project; Chapter 2 Turkmenistan; Chapter 3 The Folk Songs of Turkmen Women; Part II The Culture and the Women; Chapter 4 Religion and Belief Patterns; Chapter 5 Family Relationships; Chapter 6 Rites of Passage; Chapter 7 Turkmen Women; Part III The Songs; Chapter 8 An Introduction to the Songs; Chapter 9 Laeleler (girls’ songs); Chapter 10 Toy Aydymlary (wedding songs); Chapter 11 Monjukatdylar (fortune-telling songs); Chapter 12 Huewdueler (lullabies); Chapter 13 Agylar (lamentations);

About the author

Blackwell, Carole

Product details

• Authors: Carole Blackwell, Blackwell Carole
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.01.2001
• EAN: 9780700713547
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1354-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 570 g
• Series: Central Asia Research Forum
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional, Turkey, Folk & traditional music, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Folk, Folkloric styles, Traditional and folk music, Türkiye / Turkey