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Books by Gulnara Aitpaeva
The literature of what has been labeled “Central Asia” was produced in a variety of languages in ... more The literature of what has been labeled “Central Asia” was produced in a variety of languages in a huge area which includes not only the five republics of the former Soviet Union (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), but also Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of Russia and China (Uyghur Autonomous Region). Needless to say the literary works produced in this vast space represent a considerable amount of materials, both oral and written, which would maybe require more attention than they are actually given thus far, at least in the Western academic world. Given the scarcity of publications in the field, the fact that the Cahiers d’Asie centrale is devoting a single issue to this matter is something that deserves due attention.
But this issue is certainly more than a contribution to the study of Central Asian literature. Actually, by aiming to focus on the societal challenges reflected by Central Asian literary production, this volume would like to bring answers, as well as new kinds of questioning regarding the way the various societies and peoples of this geographic area have depicted their time throughout their histories. Within the perspective of examining the way literature can be used as a source of historiography, and more generally speaking with the aim of assessing the interconnectedness of society and literature, the various contributors have devoted a specific attention to the issue of the relationships between culture and power. In this regard the historical timeline which is covered extends from the 15th century up to the present day. It begins with the end of the medieval times, when the Timurid Renaissance achieved the production of its finest hours, and ends with the situation of contemporary Kyrgyz literature, including in the period between the early modern times looked at from the point of view of the mystical writings of an Eastern Turkestanese poet, as well as the Russian colonization and the Soviet era.
In this kind of endeavor it is important to hear the voices of readers who have a privileged access to Central Asian works. This is the reason why we are happy to say that nearly half of the contributors are scholars coming from Central Asia (Gulnara Aitpaeva, Aftandil Erkinov, Boris Koichuev, Zulkhumor Mirzaeva, Eleonora Proyaeva). The other contributors are researchers coming from different parts of “the outside world,” such as United State (Katharine Holt, Samuel Hodgkin), Germany (Ingeborg Baldauf), Italy (Michele Bernardini), and France (Alexandre Papas, Marc Toutant). This variety of academic backgrounds helps to provide a wide range of perspectives, all the more so that these authors employ, cite, and often synthesize a wealth of source materials, including manuscripts that have not been studied so far, local archives and other documents which remain unpublished, as well as more easily accessible written sources ranging from works composed by writers (playwrights, novels, short stories, poems, articles) to reports and contemporary texts published by the administrative authorities.
Papers by Gulnara Aitpaeva
Routledge eBooks, Sep 5, 2023
Routledge eBooks, Aug 20, 2023
The Steppe and beyond, 2024
Вестник психиатрии и психологии Чувашии, Mar 16, 2009
Статья посвящена проблеме противостояния между народной целительской практикой и службой психичес... more Статья посвящена проблеме противостояния между народной целительской практикой и службой психического здоровья современного Кыргызстана. Исследование выявляет психотерапевтический потенциал кыргызских ритуалов и возможности их использования практикующими психологами. Авторами приводится описание этапов ритуальной лечебной церемонии, ряда методологических сложностей, с которыми сталкивается исследователь традиционного мировоззрения, а также сравнивается валидность различных способов решения наболевшей проблемы.
Laboratorium. Журнал социальных исследований, 2014
Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, Sep 1, 2008
This essay discusses the concept of kyrgyzchylyk (rather inadequately rendered in English as '... more This essay discusses the concept of kyrgyzchylyk (rather inadequately rendered in English as 'Kyrgyzness') as a way of transcending different boundaries: the Soviet past, Koran-based Islam, rational thinking. Several aspects of the concept and its meaning in everyday life are discussed; in particular the idea of kyrgyzchylyk as spirituality is examined. Moreover, the concept can be seen as transcending the boundaries between traditional beliefs and Islam. Traditional practitioners - healers, clairvoyants, epic storytellers, sacred sites custodians and others - are seen as becoming powerful people through their practices, and the role of kyrgyzchylyk in the context of the traditional worldview is assessed.
Антропологический форум, 2016
Авторы выражают благодарность профессору Гюнтеру Шлее, доктору Джеймсу Карриеру и доктору Ээве Ке... more Авторы выражают благодарность профессору Гюнтеру Шлее, доктору Джеймсу Карриеру и доктору Ээве Кескюла за их отзывы на ранние версии этого текста. Диссертационные проекты авторов, материалы которых использованы в статье, были поддержаны Институтом социальной антропологии имени Макса Планка (Германия). Для авторов также были очень полезны встречи и дискуссии, организованные Центром антропологических исследований Центральной Азии (CASCA)
Journal of Folklore Research, 2006
... Forgiveness in the Kyrgyz Epic Kojojash The epic Kojojash is one of the "lesser" Ky... more ... Forgiveness in the Kyrgyz Epic Kojojash The epic Kojojash is one of the "lesser" Kyrgyz epics, a term used to denote its small size when compared to the great epic Manas, which has roughly half a million lines. Perhaps more importantly, Manas telling ...
By focusing on the societal challenges reflected in Central Asian literary production, this new i... more By focusing on the societal challenges reflected in Central Asian literary production, this new issue of the Cahiers d’Asie centrale would like to bring answers, as well as new kinds of questions regarding the way the various societies and peoples of this geographic area have depicted their history throughout time. Well before the appearance of Islam, the Silk Road was the means whereby not only goods transited through the major caravan cities, but also elements of civilisation, such as the U..
Laura L. Adams is the issue’s guest editor. She is Director of the Program on Central Asia and th... more Laura L. Adams is the issue’s guest editor. She is Director of the Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University. Address for correspondence: 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. ladams@fas.harvard.edu.Gulnara Aitpaeva is the issue’s guest editor. She is Director of the Aigine Cultural Research Center, Bishkek. Address for correspondence: Ulitsa Toktogula 93, Bishkek, 720040, Kyrgyzstan. aitgul@yahoo.com. Laura L. Adams and Gulnara Aitpaeva were codirectors of the project “The Soviet in Everyday Life.” Funding for this project came from the Open Society Foundation’s International Higher Education Support Program. The authors would especially like to thank Oleksander Shtokvych for his kind and staunch support.
This paper is based upon research carried out among Inughuit in Northwest Greenland. It discusses... more This paper is based upon research carried out among Inughuit in Northwest Greenland. It discusses how the image and perception of a great hunter locally is not only manifested in how much catch he brings home or shares. It is as much dependent upon the extent to which his wife is willing to be a hunter's wife and commit herself to working producing meat, fur, clothes, raising children etc. The extent to which a hunters' wife is 'busy' is almost a direct a reflection of her husband's accomplishment as a hunter, just as the accomplishment of a hunter is a reflection of his wife's skill and hard work. Gender and gender roles, though clearly defined in this regard, are also intimately co-constituted. The paper will also try to explore how global demands, cash economy, climate change, and commercial fisheries affect vocational hunting, the role of the hunter, and therefore also the role of the hunters' wife.
La littérature de ce que l’on a convenu d’appeler « l’Asie centrale » a été composée dans une gra... more La littérature de ce que l’on a convenu d’appeler « l’Asie centrale » a été composée dans une grande variété de langages sur un vaste territoire qui inclut non seulement les cinq républiques de l’ex-Union soviétique (Turkménistan, Ouzbékistan, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Tadjikistan), mais aussi l’Azerbaïdjan, l’Afghanistan, la Mongolie, le Tibet, le Népal, le Bhoutan, ainsi que certaines régions de la Russie et de la Chine (la région autonome ouïgoure du Xinjiang pour ne citer qu’elle). Inutile de dire que les œuvres produites dans ce vaste ensemble forment une somme considérable de matériaux, à la fois écrits et oraux, qui auraient peut-être requis davantage d’attention que celle que l’on leur a accordée jusqu’ici, au moins dans les recherches réalisées en Occident. Compte tenu du déficit de publications dans ce domaine, le fait que les Cahiers d’Asie centrale consacrent un numéro à ce sujet mérite toute notre attention. Mais ce volume est certainement plus qu’une contribution à l’ét...
La prose kirghize sous la perestroika: anticiper ou construire le futur ? Cet article explore la ... more La prose kirghize sous la perestroika: anticiper ou construire le futur ? Cet article explore la prose publiee en kirghiz a la fin de la periode sovietique. L’article avance l’idee d’une diversite du champ litteraire actuel, heritee des annees 1985-1991. La nouvelle palette de la prose kirghize sous la perestroika reflete les tendances cles, qui apparurent dans la societe et qui, a leur tour, contribuerent a la transformation de cette societe. Cette prose a ete la premiere a integrer dans l’espace public, les themes de la construction de la nation et de l’Etat, qui ont fait l’objet de vives discussions au Kirghizstan, au cours des vingt-cinq dernieres annees. D’un statut de capital symbolique a l’epoque de la perestroika, ces themes sont passes a celui de capital economique rentable et de capital politique securise pendant les annees d’independance.
Cahiers D Asie Centrale, Mar 10, 2015
Laboratorium Russian Review of Social Research, Jun 26, 2014
Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, 2008
This essay discusses the concept of kyrgyzchylyk (rather inadequately rendered in English as '... more This essay discusses the concept of kyrgyzchylyk (rather inadequately rendered in English as 'Kyrgyzness') as a way of transcending different boundaries: the Soviet past, Koran-based Islam, rational thinking. Several aspects of the concept and its meaning in everyday life are discussed; in particular the idea of kyrgyzchylyk as spirituality is examined. Moreover, the concept can be seen as transcending the boundaries between traditional beliefs and Islam. Traditional practitioners - healers, clairvoyants, epic storytellers, sacred sites custodians and others - are seen as becoming powerful people through their practices, and the role of kyrgyzchylyk in the context of the traditional worldview is assessed.
The literature of what has been labeled “Central Asia” was produced in a variety of languages in ... more The literature of what has been labeled “Central Asia” was produced in a variety of languages in a huge area which includes not only the five republics of the former Soviet Union (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), but also Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and parts of Russia and China (Uyghur Autonomous Region). Needless to say the literary works produced in this vast space represent a considerable amount of materials, both oral and written, which would maybe require more attention than they are actually given thus far, at least in the Western academic world. Given the scarcity of publications in the field, the fact that the Cahiers d’Asie centrale is devoting a single issue to this matter is something that deserves due attention.
But this issue is certainly more than a contribution to the study of Central Asian literature. Actually, by aiming to focus on the societal challenges reflected by Central Asian literary production, this volume would like to bring answers, as well as new kinds of questioning regarding the way the various societies and peoples of this geographic area have depicted their time throughout their histories. Within the perspective of examining the way literature can be used as a source of historiography, and more generally speaking with the aim of assessing the interconnectedness of society and literature, the various contributors have devoted a specific attention to the issue of the relationships between culture and power. In this regard the historical timeline which is covered extends from the 15th century up to the present day. It begins with the end of the medieval times, when the Timurid Renaissance achieved the production of its finest hours, and ends with the situation of contemporary Kyrgyz literature, including in the period between the early modern times looked at from the point of view of the mystical writings of an Eastern Turkestanese poet, as well as the Russian colonization and the Soviet era.
In this kind of endeavor it is important to hear the voices of readers who have a privileged access to Central Asian works. This is the reason why we are happy to say that nearly half of the contributors are scholars coming from Central Asia (Gulnara Aitpaeva, Aftandil Erkinov, Boris Koichuev, Zulkhumor Mirzaeva, Eleonora Proyaeva). The other contributors are researchers coming from different parts of “the outside world,” such as United State (Katharine Holt, Samuel Hodgkin), Germany (Ingeborg Baldauf), Italy (Michele Bernardini), and France (Alexandre Papas, Marc Toutant). This variety of academic backgrounds helps to provide a wide range of perspectives, all the more so that these authors employ, cite, and often synthesize a wealth of source materials, including manuscripts that have not been studied so far, local archives and other documents which remain unpublished, as well as more easily accessible written sources ranging from works composed by writers (playwrights, novels, short stories, poems, articles) to reports and contemporary texts published by the administrative authorities.
Routledge eBooks, Sep 5, 2023
Routledge eBooks, Aug 20, 2023
The Steppe and beyond, 2024
Вестник психиатрии и психологии Чувашии, Mar 16, 2009
Статья посвящена проблеме противостояния между народной целительской практикой и службой психичес... more Статья посвящена проблеме противостояния между народной целительской практикой и службой психического здоровья современного Кыргызстана. Исследование выявляет психотерапевтический потенциал кыргызских ритуалов и возможности их использования практикующими психологами. Авторами приводится описание этапов ритуальной лечебной церемонии, ряда методологических сложностей, с которыми сталкивается исследователь традиционного мировоззрения, а также сравнивается валидность различных способов решения наболевшей проблемы.
Laboratorium. Журнал социальных исследований, 2014
Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, Sep 1, 2008
This essay discusses the concept of kyrgyzchylyk (rather inadequately rendered in English as '... more This essay discusses the concept of kyrgyzchylyk (rather inadequately rendered in English as 'Kyrgyzness') as a way of transcending different boundaries: the Soviet past, Koran-based Islam, rational thinking. Several aspects of the concept and its meaning in everyday life are discussed; in particular the idea of kyrgyzchylyk as spirituality is examined. Moreover, the concept can be seen as transcending the boundaries between traditional beliefs and Islam. Traditional practitioners - healers, clairvoyants, epic storytellers, sacred sites custodians and others - are seen as becoming powerful people through their practices, and the role of kyrgyzchylyk in the context of the traditional worldview is assessed.
Антропологический форум, 2016
Авторы выражают благодарность профессору Гюнтеру Шлее, доктору Джеймсу Карриеру и доктору Ээве Ке... more Авторы выражают благодарность профессору Гюнтеру Шлее, доктору Джеймсу Карриеру и доктору Ээве Кескюла за их отзывы на ранние версии этого текста. Диссертационные проекты авторов, материалы которых использованы в статье, были поддержаны Институтом социальной антропологии имени Макса Планка (Германия). Для авторов также были очень полезны встречи и дискуссии, организованные Центром антропологических исследований Центральной Азии (CASCA)
Journal of Folklore Research, 2006
... Forgiveness in the Kyrgyz Epic Kojojash The epic Kojojash is one of the "lesser" Ky... more ... Forgiveness in the Kyrgyz Epic Kojojash The epic Kojojash is one of the "lesser" Kyrgyz epics, a term used to denote its small size when compared to the great epic Manas, which has roughly half a million lines. Perhaps more importantly, Manas telling ...
By focusing on the societal challenges reflected in Central Asian literary production, this new i... more By focusing on the societal challenges reflected in Central Asian literary production, this new issue of the Cahiers d’Asie centrale would like to bring answers, as well as new kinds of questions regarding the way the various societies and peoples of this geographic area have depicted their history throughout time. Well before the appearance of Islam, the Silk Road was the means whereby not only goods transited through the major caravan cities, but also elements of civilisation, such as the U..
Laura L. Adams is the issue’s guest editor. She is Director of the Program on Central Asia and th... more Laura L. Adams is the issue’s guest editor. She is Director of the Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University. Address for correspondence: 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. ladams@fas.harvard.edu.Gulnara Aitpaeva is the issue’s guest editor. She is Director of the Aigine Cultural Research Center, Bishkek. Address for correspondence: Ulitsa Toktogula 93, Bishkek, 720040, Kyrgyzstan. aitgul@yahoo.com. Laura L. Adams and Gulnara Aitpaeva were codirectors of the project “The Soviet in Everyday Life.” Funding for this project came from the Open Society Foundation’s International Higher Education Support Program. The authors would especially like to thank Oleksander Shtokvych for his kind and staunch support.
This paper is based upon research carried out among Inughuit in Northwest Greenland. It discusses... more This paper is based upon research carried out among Inughuit in Northwest Greenland. It discusses how the image and perception of a great hunter locally is not only manifested in how much catch he brings home or shares. It is as much dependent upon the extent to which his wife is willing to be a hunter's wife and commit herself to working producing meat, fur, clothes, raising children etc. The extent to which a hunters' wife is 'busy' is almost a direct a reflection of her husband's accomplishment as a hunter, just as the accomplishment of a hunter is a reflection of his wife's skill and hard work. Gender and gender roles, though clearly defined in this regard, are also intimately co-constituted. The paper will also try to explore how global demands, cash economy, climate change, and commercial fisheries affect vocational hunting, the role of the hunter, and therefore also the role of the hunters' wife.
La littérature de ce que l’on a convenu d’appeler « l’Asie centrale » a été composée dans une gra... more La littérature de ce que l’on a convenu d’appeler « l’Asie centrale » a été composée dans une grande variété de langages sur un vaste territoire qui inclut non seulement les cinq républiques de l’ex-Union soviétique (Turkménistan, Ouzbékistan, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Tadjikistan), mais aussi l’Azerbaïdjan, l’Afghanistan, la Mongolie, le Tibet, le Népal, le Bhoutan, ainsi que certaines régions de la Russie et de la Chine (la région autonome ouïgoure du Xinjiang pour ne citer qu’elle). Inutile de dire que les œuvres produites dans ce vaste ensemble forment une somme considérable de matériaux, à la fois écrits et oraux, qui auraient peut-être requis davantage d’attention que celle que l’on leur a accordée jusqu’ici, au moins dans les recherches réalisées en Occident. Compte tenu du déficit de publications dans ce domaine, le fait que les Cahiers d’Asie centrale consacrent un numéro à ce sujet mérite toute notre attention. Mais ce volume est certainement plus qu’une contribution à l’ét...
La prose kirghize sous la perestroika: anticiper ou construire le futur ? Cet article explore la ... more La prose kirghize sous la perestroika: anticiper ou construire le futur ? Cet article explore la prose publiee en kirghiz a la fin de la periode sovietique. L’article avance l’idee d’une diversite du champ litteraire actuel, heritee des annees 1985-1991. La nouvelle palette de la prose kirghize sous la perestroika reflete les tendances cles, qui apparurent dans la societe et qui, a leur tour, contribuerent a la transformation de cette societe. Cette prose a ete la premiere a integrer dans l’espace public, les themes de la construction de la nation et de l’Etat, qui ont fait l’objet de vives discussions au Kirghizstan, au cours des vingt-cinq dernieres annees. D’un statut de capital symbolique a l’epoque de la perestroika, ces themes sont passes a celui de capital economique rentable et de capital politique securise pendant les annees d’independance.
Cahiers D Asie Centrale, Mar 10, 2015
Laboratorium Russian Review of Social Research, Jun 26, 2014
Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, 2008
This essay discusses the concept of kyrgyzchylyk (rather inadequately rendered in English as '... more This essay discusses the concept of kyrgyzchylyk (rather inadequately rendered in English as 'Kyrgyzness') as a way of transcending different boundaries: the Soviet past, Koran-based Islam, rational thinking. Several aspects of the concept and its meaning in everyday life are discussed; in particular the idea of kyrgyzchylyk as spirituality is examined. Moreover, the concept can be seen as transcending the boundaries between traditional beliefs and Islam. Traditional practitioners - healers, clairvoyants, epic storytellers, sacred sites custodians and others - are seen as becoming powerful people through their practices, and the role of kyrgyzchylyk in the context of the traditional worldview is assessed.
Journal of Folklore Research, 2006
... Forgiveness in the Kyrgyz Epic Kojojash The epic Kojojash is one of the "lesser" Ky... more ... Forgiveness in the Kyrgyz Epic Kojojash The epic Kojojash is one of the "lesser" Kyrgyz epics, a term used to denote its small size when compared to the great epic Manas, which has roughly half a million lines. Perhaps more importantly, Manas telling ...