Sprachenvielfalt und regionale Differenzierung von Glaubensgemeinschaften im Hindukusch-Karakorum : Zur Rolle von Minderheiten im Konfliktfeld Nordpakistans

Abstract: Ethnic conflicts and restricted socio-economic participation of minority groups have attracted increased attention in post-colonial societies of heterogeneous population composition. Regionalism, communalism and ethno-linguistic differentiation are catchphrases related to social developments in the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent. The role of mountain societies that are deprived of substantial civil rights has been neglected in this context. Comparatively small populations inhabit the Hindukush- Himalayan mountain arc. Within high mountain research these areas have been termed regions of refuge, characterized by isolation, remoteness and limited to non-existent exchange relations. This study follows a different approach based on a historical reconstruction of population processes. Ethnoterritoriality of marginal groups seems to be the result of participation in superordinate development processes and of the simultaneous persistence of ethno-linguistic features. Empirical evidence is pre.... https://www.erdkunde.uni-bonn.de/article/view/2316

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

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• Bibliographic citation: Sprachenvielfalt und regionale Differenzierung von Glaubensgemeinschaften im Hindukusch-Karakorum ; volume:49 ; number:2 ; year:1995 ; Erdkunde ; 49, Heft 2 (1995)

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• Creator: Kreutzmann, Hermann

Further information

• DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.1995.02.02
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410290842313.259117000956
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.