Muslim women of the Fergana Valley a 19th-century ethnography from Central Asia / Vladimir Nalivkin and Maria Nalivkina ; edited by Marianne Kamp ; translated by Mariana Markova and Marianne Kamp.

Uniform titleOcherk byta zhenshchiny osi͡edlago tuzemnago naselenīi͡a Fergany. English
Contents Editor's introduction / Marianne Kamp -- Authors' preface: A sketch of the everyday life of women of the sedentary native population of the Fergana Valley / Vladimir Nalivkin and Maria Nalivkina -- 1. A short sketch of the Fergana Valley -- 2. Religion and clergy -- 3. Houses and utensils -- 4. Woman's appearance and her clothing -- 5. Occupations and food -- 6. The woman, her character, habits, knowledge, and behavior toward the people around her -- 7. Pregnancy and childbirth : a girl -- 8. The maiden : marriage proposal and marriage -- 9. Polygyny, divorce, widowhood, and death of a woman -- 10. Prostitution.
General noteTranslation of: Ocherk byta zhenshchiny osi͡edlago tuzemnago naselenīi͡a Fergany. 1886.
General noteEnglish translation of title of original work: A sketch of the everyday life of women of the sedentary native population of the Fergana Valley.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 201-226) and index.
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LCCN 2016286063
ISBN9780253021380 (paperback)
ISBN0253021383 (paperback)
ISBN9780253021274 (cloth)
ISBN0253021278 (cloth)
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