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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_3063
dc.contributor.author	Pedrini Giovanni
dc.title	Una luna velata sul ‘Tetto del Mondo’. Culture identitarie nel Pamir afghano
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	it
dc.description.abstract	Afghanistan is an ancient land, rich in traditions and cultures having their roots in the millennial history of this country. Situated along the ancient caravan routes of Central Asia, by its caravanserais and markets it has represented an important point for exchange, communication and cultural interaction between the East and the West. Afghanistan is partly linked to the complex genealogical tree of Central Asia, full of intricate branches; one of those branches, at its eastern extremity, is knotted with the ‘Roof of the World’ (Bam-e Dunya): the vast orographic area of Pamir bordering on Tajikistan, Pakistan and China. This Afghan border territory (Wakhan Woluswali) includes different ecological areas: from the high-altitude valleys to the pastures in the plateaus, as far as the highest mountains of Pamir. Wakhan is populated particularly by Wakhi and, in its easternmost part, by Kyrgyz people. The Wakhi follow a subsistence strategy based on mountain agriculture combined with pasturage; they are Ismaili Nizaris and they speak a language (khik-zik, khik-wor) belonging to the north-eastern branch of the Iranian languages. Identity and religious cultures significantly influence the social life of those small mountain communities cut off on the ‘Roof of the World’.
dc.relation.ispartof	Eurasian Studies
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2019-10-17
dc.dateAccepted	2019-09-18
dc.dateSubmitted	2019-07-29
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-341-0/una-luna-velata-sul-tetto-del-mondo/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-340-3/014
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8879
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9433
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-341-0
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-340-3
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
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dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Cultures and identities in the Afghan Pamir
dc.subject	Cultures and identities in the Afghan Pamir
dc.subject	High mountain pastoralism
dc.subject	High mountain pastoralism
dc.subject	Mountain communities of Pamir
dc.subject	Mountain communities of Pamir
dc.subject	Nizari Ismailism
dc.subject	Nizari Ismailism
dc.subject	Rangeland in mountain areas
dc.subject	Rangeland in mountain areas
dc.subject	Wakhan Pamir (Afghanistan)
dc.subject	Wakhan Pamir (Afghanistan)
dc.subject	Wakhi
dc.subject	Wakhi

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Una luna velata sul ‘Tetto del Mondo’

Culture identitarie nel Pamir afghano

Giovanni Pedrini Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia

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Afghanistan is an ancient land, rich in traditions and cultures having their roots in the millennial history of this country. Situated along the ancient caravan routes of Central Asia, by its caravanserais and markets it has represented an important point for exchange, communication and cultural interaction between the East and the West. Afghanistan is partly linked to the complex genealogical tree of Central Asia, full of intricate branches; one of those branches, at its eastern extremity, is knotted with the ‘Roof of the World’ (Bam-e Dunya): the vast orographic area of Pamir bordering on Tajikistan, Pakistan and China. This Afghan border territory (Wakhan Woluswali) includes different ecological areas: from the high-altitude valleys to the pastures in the plateaus, as far as the highest mountains of Pamir. Wakhan is populated particularly by Wakhi and, in its easternmost part, by Kyrgyz people. The Wakhi follow a subsistence strategy based on mountain agriculture combined with pasturage; they are Ismaili Nizaris and they speak a language (khik-zik, khik-wor) belonging to the north-eastern branch of the Iranian languages. Identity and religious cultures significantly influence the social life of those small mountain communities cut off on the ‘Roof of the World’.

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Oct. 17, 2019

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Sept. 18, 2019

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July 29, 2019

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978-88-6969-341-0

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Keywords: Rangeland in mountain areas • Mountain communities of Pamir • Wakhi • Wakhan Pamir (Afghanistan) • Nizari Ismailism • Cultures and identities in the Afghan Pamir • High mountain pastoralism

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