Cultural heritage under siege : five narratives of Pomak heritage : from forced renaming to weddings /

In Identity, Nationalism, and Cultural Heritage under Siege, Fatme Myuhtar-May makes a case for the recognition of Pomak heritage by presenting five stories from the past and present of the Rhodope Muslims in Bulgaria as examples of a distinct Pomak culture. The stories range from the Christianisati...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Myuhtar-May, Fatme
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : Brill, 2014.
Series:Balkan studies library ; 14.
Subjects:
Pomaks > Bulgaria > Social conditions.
Pomaks > Bulgaria > Social life and customs.
Pomaks > Bulgaria > Case studies.
Pomaks > Bulgaria > Biography.
Culture conflict > Bulgaria.
Culture conflict > Rhodope Mountains Region.
Pomaks > Bulgarie > Conditions sociales.
Pomaks > Bulgarie > Mœurs et coutumes.
Pomaks > Bulgarie > Études de cas.
Pomaks > Bulgarie > Biographies.
Conflit culturel > Bulgarie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Pomaks.
Ethnic relations.
Culture conflict.
Bulgaria > Ethnic relations.
Rhodope Mountains Region > Ethnic relations.
Europe > Rhodope Mountains Region.
Bulgaria.
Case studies.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1 Heritage of Pluralism or Having Cultural Agency: An Introduction
  • 2 Nationalism and Violence: The Case of Pomak Christianization (Pokrŭstvane) in Bulgaria, 1912-1913
  • 3 The Vŭzroditelen Protses: Identity Crisis and the Forced Renaming of the Pomaks (1944-1989)
  • 4 A Pomak Life of Dissent Amidst Cultural Oppression in Communist Bulgaria
  • 5 The Ribnovo Wedding: A Pomak Tradition
  • 6 Preserving Historical Heritage: The Case of Salih Ağa of Paşmaklı, the Pomak Governor of the Ahı Çelebi Kaza of the Ottoman Empire (1798-1838)
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

Similar Items