essay

Nawrïz in Kazakstan: scenarios for managing diversity

Contemporary Kazaks : cultural and social perspectivesNew YorkPublished In 1999 • Pages: 73-101

By: Eitzen, Hilda C..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed study of the nationalized Kazakh holiday known as {n]Nawriz[/n], the Central Asian New Year, which was introduced to the Kazakh people by the Soviet government during the late Soviet period. This holiday was ostensibly a means of appealing to and unifying specific national populations of Central Asia. In this document Eitzen describes the history and origin of [n]Nawriz[/n] and its religious and secular components.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Organized ceremonial
Tribe and nation
Spectacles
Drama
Musical and theatrical productions
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Cultural identity and pride
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kazakh
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle; 2010
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1970-1997
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Kazakhstan
NotesAdditional notes
Hilda C. Eitzen
for bibliographical references see document 18:Svanberg
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
99037997
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kazakhs