The Problem of Origin and Formation of the Economic-Cultural Type of Pastoral Nomads in the Moderate Belt of Eurasia

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. General Editor's Preface V
3. Table of Contents IX
4. Introduction: Notes on a Discussion XIII
5. SECTION ONE Ecology
6. The Culture Areas of the Middle East 3
7. The Ecology and Politics of Nomadic Pastoralists in the Middle East 41
8. The Environmental Adaptation of Nomads in the West African Sahel: A Key to Understanding Prehistoric Pastoralists 75
9. Ecology and Social Organization Among Nigerian Fulḅe (Fulani) 97
10. Characteristic Features of Nomadic Communities in the Eurasian Steppes 119
11. The Problem of Origin and Formation of the Economic-Cultural Type of Pastoral Nomads in the Moderate Belt of Eurasia 127
12. SECTION TWO Ethnogenesis, Evolution, and Continuity
13. Ethnic Communities with Survivals of Clan and Tribal Structure in Central Asia and Kazakhstan in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries 137
14. Early Elements in the Ethnogenesis of the Uzbeks 147
15. Historical Stratification of Generic and Tribal Names and Their Role in the Ethnogenetic Study of Turkic Peoples of Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, and Central Asia 157
16. Some Basic Problems of the Ethnogenesis of the Turkmen 167
17. Family-group, Family, and Individual Property Categories Among Nomads 179
18. The Formation of National Cadres of Industrial Workers in Cattle- Breeding Districts of Soviet Eastern Republics: The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic 189
19. SECTION THREE Stratification, Authority, and Power
20. The History of Sovereignty Among the Kel Ahaggar 201
21. The Traditional Power of the Mósì Nānámsè of Upper Volta 215
22. Conservatism and Change in a Desert Feudalism: The Case of Southern Baluchistan 247
23. Kinship Terminology and Feudal Versus Tribal Orientations in Baluch Social Organization: A Comparative View 261
24. The Promotion of Suzerainty Between Sedentary and Nomadic Populations in Eastern Ethiopia 275
25. Biased Symbiosis on the Tana River 289
26. Changes in the Family Structure of the Pamir Nationalities in the Years of Socialist Construction 297
27. Problems of Social Change Among the Asiatic Nomads 305
28. SECTION FOUR Cognition, Values, and Religion
29. The Segmental System: Native Model or Anthropological Construction? Discussion of an Iranian Example 315
30. The Gnawa of Morocco: The Derdeba Ceremony 319
31. Marriage and Marriage Rites Among the Kazakhs in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries 331
32. Interaction of Cultures Among Peoples of the U.S.S.R. 343
33. Ethnic Traditions in Agriculture in the Northern Caucasus 351
34. Settlement and Traditional Social Institutions of the Formerly Nomadic Kazakh People 361
35. Patronymy Among the Peoples of the Caucasus 371
36. Tradition and Innovation in Family Rites in the Northern Caucasus 379
37. Cultural Diversity, Conflicting Ideologies, and Transformational Processes in Afghanistan 387
38. The Mimouna Festival Among the Moroccan Jews 393
39. Biographical Notes 397
40. Index of Names 405
41. Index of Subjects 411
42. Index of Names of Places 419