‘Our Traditions Will Kill Us!’: Negotiating Marriage Celebrations in the Face of Legal Regulation of Tradition in Tajikistan
Abstract Based on extensive ethnographic research in northern Tajikistan, this article examines the implications of the law ordering traditions and rituals ( tanzim ), including marriage celebrations, in Tajikistan. At the centre of my analysis is the figure of a state employed ‘worker of culture’,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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Oriente moderno
Year: 2020, Volume: 100, Issue: 2, Pages: 147-171 |
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Law
B Modernity B Tradition B Marriage B Tajikistan |
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