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Cities of the Dead: The Ancestral Cemeteries of Kyrgyzstan
Cities of the Dead The Ancestral Cemeteries of Kyrgyzstan
Author: Margaret Morton
A Kyrgyz cemetery seen from a distance is astonishing. The ornate domes and minarets, tightly clustered behind stone walls, seem at odds with this desolate mountain region.?Islam, the prominent religion in the region since the twelfth century, discourages tombstones or decorative markers. However, elaborate Kyrgyz tombs combine earlier nomadic c...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780295993980
ISBN-10: 0295993987
Publication Date: 10/21/2014
Pages: 128
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Publisher: University of Washington Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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