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The Kalasha Of The Hindu Kush

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Author : Maureen Lines
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013

The Kalasha Of The Hindu Kush written by Maureen Lines and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Kalash (Pakistani people) categories.

The Kalasha

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Author : Mytte Fentz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

The Kalasha written by Mytte Fentz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Architecture categories.

The Kalasha Of The Hindu Kush Valleys Himalayas

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language : en
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Release Date : 2017

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Pagan Christmas

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Author : Augusto S. Cacopardo
language : en
Publisher: Gingko Library
Release Date : 2017-02-15

Pagan Christmas written by Augusto S. Cacopardo and has been published by Gingko Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-15 with Social Science categories.

This authoritative work sheds light on the religious world of the Kalasha people of the Birir valley in the Chitral district of Pakistan, focusing on their winter feasts, which culminate every year in a great winter solstice festival. The Kalasha are not only the last example of a pre-Islamic culture in the Hindu Kush and Karakorum mountains but also practice the last observable example anywhere in the world of an archaic Indo-European religion. In this book, Augusto S. Cacopardo takes readers inside the world of the Kalasha people. Cacopardo outlines the history and culture of this ancient but still extant people. Exploring an array of relevant literature, he enriches our understanding of their practices and beliefs through illuminating comparisons with both the Indian religious world and the religious folklore of Europe. Bringing together several disciplinary approaches and drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, this book offers the first extended study of this little-known but fascinating Kalasha community. It will take its place as a standard international reference source on the anthropology, ethnography, and history of religions in Pakistan and Central South Asia.

From Tsiam To The Hindu Kush

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019

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The K Firs Of The Hindu Kush

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Author : Sir George Scott Robertson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896

The K Firs Of The Hindu Kush written by Sir George Scott Robertson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Afghanistan categories.

Kafiristan, or "The Land of the Infidels," was a region of eastern Afghanistan where the inhabitants had retained their traditional pagan culture and religion and rejected conversion to Islam. The Káfirs of the Hindu-Kush is a detailed ethnographic account of the Kafirs, written by George Scott Robertson (1852-1916), a British administrator in India. With the approval of the government of India, Robertson made a preliminary visit to Kafiristan in October 1889, and then lived among the Kafirs for almost a year, from October 1890 to September 1891. Robertson describes his journey from Chitral (in present-day Pakistan) to Kafiristan and the difficulties he encountered in traveling about the country and in gaining information about the Kafir culture and religion. The latter, he writes, "is a somewhat low form of idolatry, with an admixture of ancestor-worship and some traces of fire-worship also. The gods and goddesses are numerous, and of varying degrees of importance or popularity." Robertson describes religious practices and ceremonies, the tribal and clan structure of Kafir society, the role of slavery, the different villages in the region, and everyday life and social customs, including dress, diet, festivals, sport, the role of women in society, and much else that he observed first-hand. The book is illustrated with drawings, and it concludes with a large fold-out topographical map, which shows the author's route in Kafiristan. In 1896 the ruler of Afghanistan, Amir 'Abd al-Rahman Khan (reigned 1880-1901), conquered the area and brought it under Afghan control. The Kafirs became Muslims and in 1906 the region was renamed Nuristan, meaning the "Land of Light," a reference to the enlightenment brought by Islam.