Kurds: A Concise HandbookTaylor & Francis, 3 juni 2015 - 184 sidor First Published in 1993. Since before the dawn of recorded history the mountainous lands of the northern Middle East have been home to a distinct people whose cultural tradition is one of the most authentic and original in the world. Some vestiges of Kurdish life and culture can actually be traced back to burial rituals practiced over 50,000 years ago by people inhabiting the Shanidar Caves near Arbil in central Kurdistan. In this book, the author has tried to identify and delineate the heritage of the Kurds, now thoroughly submerged in the accepted and standard models for subdividing Middle Eastern civilization, none of which is designed to accommodate the stateless Kurds. |
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Flora Fauna | 20 |
Historical Periods | 28 |
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 73 |
Historical Migrations | 86 |
Emigrations Diaspora | 99 |
Integration Assimilation | 108 |
Sufi Mystic Orders | 158 |
Bâbism Bahaism | 165 |
Literature | 175 |
Press Electronic Mass Media | 181 |
SOCIETY | 183 |
POLITICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES | 197 |
ECONOMY | 221 |
Employment | 234 |
Urbanization Urban Centers | 120 |
Ethnic Minorities in Kurdistan | 126 |
Islam | 133 |
Festivals Ceremonies Calendar | 241 |
Costumes Jewelry | 256 |
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Alevis Anatolia ancient Arab Armenian assimilated Assyria avatar Baghdad beginning Bibliography called central central Kurdistan century Christian cities Confederacy continued course Cult of Angels culture deportations Despite dialect early eastern economic Empire ethnic example fact fields figures followers forces Further groups History houses identity important independent Iran Iranian Iraq Iraqi Islam Journal king Kirkuk known Kurdish Kurdistan Kurds Kurmânji land language late leaders less living London major meaning medieval Middle East Migrations minority mountains movement Muslim natural neighboring nomads northern original Ottoman particularly party past period Persian political population practice present Press production region religion religious remains result rugs Shi'ite social society sources southern southern Kurdistan speaking Spirit Studies Sunni Syria territories traditional tribal tribes Turkey Turkish University urban various western western Kurdistan Yezidi Zagros