Proceedings of the Second International Hindukush Cultural Conference /

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Meeting name:International Hindukush Cultural Conference (2nd : 1990 : Chitral, Pakistan)
Imprint:Karachi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Description:xxix, 500 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., geneal. tables, maps, col. ports. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Hindukush and Karakoram studies ; 1
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2585653
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Other authors / contributors:Bashir, Elena.
Israr-ud-Din.
ISBN:0195775716 : £30.00
Notes:Includes index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Schuyler Jones
  • Welcome Address / Israr-ud-Din
  • Remarks / Shahzada Mohiy-ud-Din
  • Keynote Address / Karl Jettmar
  • The Geographical Features and Problems of Chitral: A Short Introduction / Klaus Haserodt
  • Irrigation and Society in Chitral District / Israr-ud-Din
  • Settlement Patterns and House Types in Swat, Kohistan, Swat Valley, NWFP, Pakistan / Usman Ali
  • Demographic Characteristics of Chitral / M. Anwar-ul-Haq and Kishwar Ijaz
  • Culture Area Karakoram Project: A New German-Pakistan Interdisciplinary Programme / Eckart Ehlers, Irmtraud Stellrecht and Mathias Winiger
  • Approaches to the History of North Pakistan / Karl Jettmar
  • Local Dignitaries as Historians: Guardians of Traditional Culture from Gilgit, Hunza, and Nager (Northern Pakistan) / Jurgen Frembgen
  • The Research Value of Old Photographs / Schuyler Jones
  • A Pre-Muslim Temple in 'Kafiristan' / Svend Castenfeldt
  • Chitral History, 1540-1660: Comments on Sources and Historiography / Wolfgang Holzwarth
  • The Genesis of the Royal Title 'Shah Kator' / Hussain Khan
  • Defence Organization of the Former State of Chitral: Strategy of Collective Responsibility / Rahmat Karim Beg
  • Kalasha Case-Marking System / Ronald Trail
  • Some Observations on Language Vitality in Chitral / Kendall Decker
  • The Areal Position of Khowar: South Asian and Other Affinities / Elena Bashir
  • Some Ancient Customs of Chitral / Gul Murad Khan Hasrat
  • Indigenous Treatment of Ailments in Chitral / Prince Muhammad Hussam-ul-Mulk
  • Falconry in Chitral / Sher Nawaz Naseem
  • The Value of Love as Expressed in Khowar Culture / Mir Baiz Khan
  • The Marriage of Daughters in Chitral / Sher Wali Khan Aseer
  • Khowar Music: Its Traditions and Folk Instruments / Maula Nigah Nigah
  • An Account of the Movements of the Sun and Pleiades in Chitrali Tradition / Rahmat Akbar Khan Rahmat
  • Folk and Traditional Games of Chitral / Mohammad Changiz Khan Tariqi
  • History and Development of the Kalasha / Saifullah Jan
  • The Kalasha in Southern Chitral. Part I: The Eastern Area / Alberto Cacopardo
  • The Kalasha in Southern Chitral. Part II: The Pre-Islamic Culture of Urtsun Valley / Augusto Cacopardo
  • The Kalasha in Southern Chitral. Part III: Jinjiret Kuh and the Problem of Kalasha Origins / Augusto Cacopardo and Alberto Cacopardo
  • Kalasha Oral Literature and Praise Songs / Peter Parkes
  • The Kalash Shamans' Practice of Exorcism / Jean-Yves Loude
  • The Status of Kalash Women in the Religious Sphere / Viviane Lievre
  • Kalash Buildings / John Harrison
  • Tsyam Revisited: A Study of Kalasha Origins / Gail H. Trail
  • Kalash: Dresses, Body Decorations, Textile Techniques / Birgitte Glavind Sperber
  • Chitral: Future Problems and Prospects / Siraj-ul-Mulk
  • Wings of Change: Women's Traditional Work and Educational Development in Pakora, Ishkoman Tehsil / Margaret A. Mills
  • Tourism in the Hindukush and Karakoram: A Case Study on the Valley of Hunza (Northern Areas of Pakistan) / Hermann Kreutzmann
  • A Sad Legacy: Environmental Problems in the Kalash Valleys / Maureen Lines
  • The Future of Chitrali Culture and Literature: A Challenge for Social Scientists / Inayatullah Faizi
  • App. A. Contributors to the Volume and Other Participants
  • App. B. Conference Programme
  • App. C. Proposed Resolutions of the Second International Hindukush Cultural Conference
  • App. D. Resolutions of the Kalasha Research Cooperative concerning environmental problems in the Kalasha Valleys of Chitral.