Chechens: A Handbook (Causasus World, Peoples of the Caucasus)

✍ Scribed by A. Jaimoukha

• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 357
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides a ready introduction and practical guide to the Chechen people and some little-known and rarely-considered aspects of Chechen culture, including customs and traditions, folklore, arts and architecture, music, and literature. It also narrates Chechen history from ancient times and provides sketches of archaic religions and civilizations. Jaimoukha reveals the esoteric social structure and the peculiar brand of Chechen Sufism, as well as the present political situation in Chechnya.As the only comprehensive guide available in English, this book is an indispensable and accessible resource for all those with an interest in Chechnya.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Illustrations......Page 10
Foreword......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 13
Introduction......Page 15
1 People and land......Page 27
2 History from the earliest to the end of the eighteenth century AD......Page 38
3 History from the Russian-Caucasian War to the Second World War......Page 55
4 History from the deportation to the ‘Second’ Chechen War......Page 74
5 Politics and current affairs......Page 88
6 Society......Page 101
7 Economy......Page 115
8 Religion and beliefs......Page 125
9 Customs and traditions......Page 143
10 Folklore......Page 160
11 Arts, crafts and architecture......Page 179
12 Music and dance......Page 196
13 Language and linguistic policy......Page 214
14 Literature......Page 226
15 Media and film......Page 239
16 The diaspora......Page 250
Afterword......Page 260
Proverbs and sayings......Page 262
Appendix 1......Page 273
Appendix 2......Page 276
Appendix 3......Page 279
Appendix 4......Page 282
Notes......Page 284
Bibliography......Page 301
Index......Page 334