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Pagan Christmas: Winter Feasts of the Kalasha of the Hindu Kush
Augusto S. Cacopardo
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Hardcover. This authoritative work sheds light on the religious world of the Kalasha people of the Birir valley of the Pakistani district of Chitral, focusing on their winter feasts which culminate in a great winter solstice festival. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 290 x 36. Weight in Grams: 700.
This authoritative work sheds light on the religious world of the Kalasha people of the Birir valley of the Pakistani districtof Chitral, focusing on their winter feasts which culminate in a great winter solstice festival. The Kalasha representthe last example of the pre-Islamic cultures of the Hindu Kush/Karakorum, but are also the only observable example,worldwide, of an archaic Indo-European religion. Cacopardo addresses the historical and cultural context of the area and,referencing an array of relevant literature, offers comparisons with the Indian world and the religious folklore of Europe.Interdisciplinary and based on extensive field research, Pagan Christmas is the first extended ... Read more
This authoritative work sheds light on the religious world of the Kalasha people of the Birir valley of the Pakistani districtof Chitral, focusing on their winter feasts which culminate in a great winter solstice festival. The Kalasha representthe last example of the pre-Islamic cultures of the Hindu Kush/Karakorum, but are also the only observable example,worldwide, of an archaic Indo-European religion. Cacopardo addresses the historical and cultural context of the area and,referencing an array of relevant literature, offers comparisons with the Indian world and the religious folklore of Europe.Interdisciplinary and based on extensive field research, Pagan Christmas is the first extended ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909942844
SKU
V9781909942844
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About Augusto S. Cacopardo
Augusto S. Cacopardo is professor of ethnography at the University of Florence. He is the co-author of Gates of Peristan: History, Religion and Society in the Hindu Kush.
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