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Cultural heritage under siege : five narratives of Pomak heritage : from forced renaming to weddings / by Fatme Myuhtar-May.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Balkan studies library ; 14.Publisher: Leiden : Brill, 2014Description: 1 online resource (288 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9004272089
  • 9789004272088
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No title; No titleDDC classification:
  • 363.6 363.6/9 363.69
LOC classification:
  • DR64.2.P66 M98 2014
Online resources:
Contents:
Preliminary Material -- 1 Heritage of Pluralism or Having Cultural Agency: An Introduction -- 2 Nationalism and Violence: The Case of Pomak Christianization (Pokrŭstvane) in Bulgaria, 1912-1913 -- 3 The Vŭzroditelen Protses: Identity Crisis and the Forced Renaming of the Pomaks (1944-1989) -- 4 A Pomak Life of Dissent Amidst Cultural Oppression in Communist Bulgaria -- 5 The Ribnovo Wedding: A Pomak Tradition -- 6 Preserving Historical Heritage: The Case of Salih Ağa of Paşmaklı, the Pomak Governor of the Ahı Çelebi Kaza of the Ottoman Empire (1798-1838) -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: In Identity, Nationalism, and Cultural Heritage under Siege, Fatme Myuhtar-May makes a case for the recognition of Pomak heritage by presenting five stories from the past and present of the Rhodope Muslims in Bulgaria as examples of a distinct Pomak culture. The stories range from the Christianisation during the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 and the forced communist renaming of the Pomaks in the 1970s, to their fascinating wedding rituals and historic figures. Each of the five narratives contains its own storyline and serves as a prominent example of Pomak heritage, from the author's perspective. The stories take place in the context of fervent nationalism and the ongoing censorship of Pomakness based on the claim that it is an "ethnic Bulgarian," not "Pomak" heritage
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Preliminary Material -- 1 Heritage of Pluralism or Having Cultural Agency: An Introduction -- 2 Nationalism and Violence: The Case of Pomak Christianization (Pokrŭstvane) in Bulgaria, 1912-1913 -- 3 The Vŭzroditelen Protses: Identity Crisis and the Forced Renaming of the Pomaks (1944-1989) -- 4 A Pomak Life of Dissent Amidst Cultural Oppression in Communist Bulgaria -- 5 The Ribnovo Wedding: A Pomak Tradition -- 6 Preserving Historical Heritage: The Case of Salih Ağa of Paşmaklı, the Pomak Governor of the Ahı Çelebi Kaza of the Ottoman Empire (1798-1838) -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.

In Identity, Nationalism, and Cultural Heritage under Siege, Fatme Myuhtar-May makes a case for the recognition of Pomak heritage by presenting five stories from the past and present of the Rhodope Muslims in Bulgaria as examples of a distinct Pomak culture. The stories range from the Christianisation during the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 and the forced communist renaming of the Pomaks in the 1970s, to their fascinating wedding rituals and historic figures. Each of the five narratives contains its own storyline and serves as a prominent example of Pomak heritage, from the author's perspective. The stories take place in the context of fervent nationalism and the ongoing censorship of Pomakness based on the claim that it is an "ethnic Bulgarian," not "Pomak" heritage

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