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Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek In Chechen Culture, Rebecca Gould
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 …
Osnabrück Declaration On The Potential Of European Philologies, Richard Utz
Osnabrück Declaration On The Potential Of European Philologies, Richard Utz
Richard Utz
English translation, by Richard Utz, of Christoph König's summary statement based on the 2006 conference, at the U of Osnabrück, on the potential of academic work in philology.
Language Dreamers: Race And The Politics Of Etymology In The Caucasus, Rebecca Gould
Language Dreamers: Race And The Politics Of Etymology In The Caucasus, Rebecca Gould
Rebecca Gould
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