Title: Iran - Turan, Bd. 6: Minstrel poetry from the Pamir mountains: a study on the songs and poems of the Isma'ilis of Tajik Badakhshan
Description: This study is an exploration of the sung poetry of Tajik Badakhshan, also known as Autonomous Region of Gorno-Badakhshan or simply Pamir, populated by Nizari Ismaili Muslims. It presents an analysis of the different poetical genres and performance-genres of the minstrel tradition of Badakhshan. The great bulk of the poetry presented in this study was recorded in the houses of the musicians.
Subjects: Other Literatures, Persian Islamic poetry, Persian Folk poetry, Folk songs, Ismailites, Social life and customs