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Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek In Chechen Culture, Rebecca Gould Jan 2007

Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek In Chechen Culture, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

The ancient tradition of the abrek (bandit) was developed into a political institution during the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century by Chechen and other Muslim peoples of the Caucasus as a strategy for dealing with the overwhelming military force of Russia's imperial army. During the Soviet period, the abrek became a locus for oppositional politics and arguably influenced the representations of violence and anti-colonial resistance during the recent Chechen Wars. This article is one of the first works of English-language scholarship to historicize this institution. It also marks the beginning of a book project entitled A …


Preliminary Report Of The 2000, 2004, And 2005 Seasons At Tall Jalul, Jordan (Madaba Plains Project) With David Merling, Paul Ray, Mark Ziese, Constance Gane, And Katherine Koudele, Paul Z. Gregor Jan 2007

Preliminary Report Of The 2000, 2004, And 2005 Seasons At Tall Jalul, Jordan (Madaba Plains Project) With David Merling, Paul Ray, Mark Ziese, Constance Gane, And Katherine Koudele, Paul Z. Gregor

Paul Z. Gregor

No abstract provided.


Language Dreamers: Race And The Politics Of Etymology In The Caucasus, Rebecca Gould Dec 2006

Language Dreamers: Race And The Politics Of Etymology In The Caucasus, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

No abstract provided.