Abkhasians: the long-living people of the Caucasus.
Series: Case studies in cultural anthropology
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Published: 1974
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Abkhazians
Notes: Bibliography: p. 111-112.
Table of contents: title: The abkhasian world. The land -- The people -- History of Abkbasia [Abkhazia] -- The long-living people. The medical reports -- Verification of ages -- Work -- Food and drink -- Position of the aged -- Life on the land. Feasting with the Abkbasians -- Making a living -- Horsemanship -- The administrative system -- Judicial systems -- Kinship. Importance of kinship -- Azhvala -- Abipara -- A-indu -- Kinship terminology -- Ritual kinship -- Ritual kinship as a barrier to marriage -- Senior relatives by marriage -- Avoiding trouble between generations -- Parents and children -- Husband and wife -- Feuds -- The Abkhasian family. Children -- Adolescence -- Marriage -- The position of women -- Sex -- Emotion and endurance -- Funerals -- Religion and folklore. Islam and Christianity -- Lineage and family cults -- Music -- Folklore -- Why Abkhasians are long-living -- Glossary.