CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Figures vi
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. Notes on Transliteration and Translation xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Situating Qasīda-khonī in the Cultural History of Tajik Badakhshan 25
8. 2 Learning, Practising and Performing Qasīda-khonī 68
9. 3 Performative Texts in the Qasīda-khonī 105
10. 4 Mourning Rituals and Weddings: The Traditional Contexts of Qasīda-khonī 151
11. 5 New Contexts: The Effect of Religious Globalisation and National Politics 202
12. Epilogue 235
13. References 243
14. Index 261