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Abkhaz also known as “Apswa (self-designation)”, “Abkhazy”, “Abazintsy (Russian)” Pitek, Emily

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Abkhazians are a group of people living in the Caucasus region whose presence has been dated back to the Paleolithic period. This entry focuses specifically on the Abkhaz ca. 1880. At this time, Abkhasia was a province of Russia, and had recently experienced many peasant revolts and extensive migrations. The Abkhasian religion was a hybrid of Christian, Islam, and Pagan influences that varied from family to family.

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Title
Abkhaz also known as “Apswa (self-designation)”, “Abkhazy”, “Abazintsy (Russian)”
Creator
Pitek, Emily
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2018-05-23
Description
Abkhazians are a group of people living in the Caucasus region whose presence has been dated back to the Paleolithic period. This entry focuses specifically on the Abkhaz ca. 1880. At this time, Abkhasia was a province of Russia, and had recently experienced many peasant revolts and extensive migrations. The Abkhasian religion was a hybrid of Christian, Islam, and Pagan influences that varied from family to family.
Subject
Religion; Christian traditions; Orthodox/eastern christian; Islamic traditions; Sunni; Hanafi; Syncretic religions
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2018-12-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0375651
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/67995
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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