I Kalasha del Hindu Kush : : ricerche linguistiche e antropologiche / / Pierpaolo Di Carlo.
The Kalush are the last Kafirs (pagans) of Hindu Kush and speak an Indo-European language, which makes them a particularly precious resource for the Indo-European scholar. This thesis offers an in-depth study of their language and of some aspects of their culture. Starting from the data collected du...
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Place / Publishing House: | Firenze : : Firenze University Press,, 2010. |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | Italian |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (370 pages) |
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Other title: | I Kalasha del Hindu Kush |
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Summary: | The Kalush are the last Kafirs (pagans) of Hindu Kush and speak an Indo-European language, which makes them a particularly precious resource for the Indo-European scholar. This thesis offers an in-depth study of their language and of some aspects of their culture. Starting from the data collected during a field study in the least well-known of the three Kalasha valleys, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the author proposes a contrastive analysis of the everyday language and that used for poetry. This analysis, and the mass of ethnographic data considered, enable the author to identify the socio-cultural reasons behind certain linguistic choices that can be observed in the poetic discourse, thus bringing to light the essence of the relations between language and culture. |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Pierpaolo Di Carlo. |