This handbook provides a ready introduction and practical guide to the Hemshin people and language.
"The Hemshin," investigates this community of Islamicized Armenians living in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey and in the former Soviet Union. The Hemshin, who live around Rize and Artvin in northeastern Turkey, are the descendants of Armenians who converted to Islam beginning in the seventeenth century, in a process that took severalcenturies to complete. While maintaining Armenian elements in their culture and continuing to speak an Armenian dialect, the Hemshin have tended to dissociate themselves from their Armenian ancestry, with many actively seeking assimilation into the larger Islamic community.
This scholarly work includes chapters written by experts in the field, covering all aspects of the people, including their history, religion, economy and culture, as well as maps, pictures and appendices of up-to-date statistics. This volume forms part of the Peoples of the Caucasus series which is an indispensable - and accessible - resource for all those with an interest in the Caucasus: journalists, aid workers, regional specialists in government, law, banking, accounting, as well as tourists, business people, students and academics.
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This handbook provides a ready introduction and practical guide to the Hemshin people and language.
"The Hemshin," investigates this community of Islamicized Armenians living in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey and in the former Soviet Union. The Hemshin, who live around Rize and Artvin in northeastern Turkey, are the descendants of Armenians who converted to Islam beginning in the seventeenth century, in a process that took severalcenturies to complete. While maintaining Armenian elements in their culture and continuing to speak an Armenian dialect, the Hemshin have tended to dissociate themselves from their Armenian ancestry, with many actively seeking assimilation into the larger Islamic community.
This scholarly work includes chapters written by experts in the field, covering all aspects of the people, including their history, religion, economy and culture, as well as maps, pictures and appendices of up-to-date statistics. This volume forms part of the Peoples of the Caucasus series which is an indispensable - and accessible - resource for all those with an interest in the Caucasus: journalists, aid workers, regional specialists in government, law, banking, accounting, as well as tourists, business people, students and academics.
Imprint | RoutledgeCurzon |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Caucasus World: Peoples of the Caucasus |
Release date | December 2006 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2007 |
Authors | Hovann Simonian |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 472 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7007-0656-3 |
Barcode | 9780700706563 |
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LSN | 0-7007-0656-9 |