Kyrgyz : RP02.
| Other author | Strouthes, Daniel P. |
| Other author | Human Relations Area Files, inc. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven, Conn. : Human Relations Area Files, 2002- |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://ehrafWorldCultures.yale.edu/collection?owc=RP02 |
| Subjects |
| Series | eHRAF world cultures. Asia EHRAF world cultures. Asia. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Abstract | The Kyrgyz are a Turkic-Mongol people who live primarily in Kyrgyzstan. Their traditional livelihood was pastoral nomadism. The former Soviet government both encouraged and forced settlement into permanent Soviet-style settlements in cities and towns and on collective and state farms. The Kyrgyz are Sunni Muslims. This file contains one document by Kathleen Rae Kuenhast and Daniel Strouthes that was originally published in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, 1994. The cultural summary includes information on history, settlement patterns, economy, kinship, marriage, family, sociopolitical organization, and religion. |
| General note | Title from Web page (viewed Apr. 28, 2008). |
| General note | This portion of eHRAF world cultures was first released in 2002. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |