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Pagan Christmas : winter feasts of the Kalasha of the Hindu Kush / Augusto S. Cacopardo.

Title
Pagan Christmas : winter feasts of the Kalasha of the Hindu Kush / Augusto S. Cacopardo.
Author
Cacopardo, Augusto S.
Publication
  • London : Ginko Library, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Description
xxii, 314 pages 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Uniform Title
Natale pagano. English
Alternative Title
Natale pagano.
Subject
  • Kalash (Pakistani people) > Religion
  • Kalash (Pakistani people) > Folklore
  • Fasts and feasts > Chitrāl District
  • Ethnology > Chitrāl District
  • Folklore > Chitrāl District
  • Chitrāl District (Pakistan) > Religious life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- Part I. The context. The Kalasha : historical and cultural context -- The Kalasha : the traditional model -- THe community of Birir Valley -- Part II. Winter feasts in Birir. The narrative : the Chaumos festival --The narration : the other winter feasts -- The deep meaning of the Kalasha Chaumos -- Part III. Intercultural connections. Peristan and the Indian world -- Peristan and archaic Europe -- Peristan and the proto-Indo-Europeans -- Epilogue.
ISBN
  • 1909942847
  • 9781909942844
OCLC
965528429
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library