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Paving the Way: Ismaʿili Genealogy and Mobility along Tajikistan’s Pamir Highway

Paving the Way: Ismaʿili Genealogy and Mobility along Tajikistan’s Pamir Highway <jats:sec><jats:title><jats:bold>Abstract</jats:bold></jats:title><jats:p>This article is an ethnographic study of Ismaʿili communities along the Pamir Highway. “The road,” as it is referred to locally, links Southern Kyrgyzstan with settlements in the eastern part of Tajikistan; its construction traces back to Soviet modernization policy. However, the highway’s construction in the course of the twentieth century led not only to a physical, but also a social transformation of the region. Labor migration of Ismaʿili Tajiks to various settlements along the road resulted in ethnically and confessionally mixed communities. Thus, the Pamir Highway as an ethnographic point of reference provides an entry to discussion of topics such as genealogy, identity, diaspora, and the notion of an Ismaʿili heartland.</jats:p></jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Persianate Studies Brill

Paving the Way: Ismaʿili Genealogy and Mobility along Tajikistan’s Pamir Highway

Journal of Persianate Studies , Volume 4 (2): 171 – Jan 1, 2011

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1874-7094
eISSN
1874-7167
DOI
10.1163/187471611X600378
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title><jats:bold>Abstract</jats:bold></jats:title><jats:p>This article is an ethnographic study of Ismaʿili communities along the Pamir Highway. “The road,” as it is referred to locally, links Southern Kyrgyzstan with settlements in the eastern part of Tajikistan; its construction traces back to Soviet modernization policy. However, the highway’s construction in the course of the twentieth century led not only to a physical, but also a social transformation of the region. Labor migration of Ismaʿili Tajiks to various settlements along the road resulted in ethnically and confessionally mixed communities. Thus, the Pamir Highway as an ethnographic point of reference provides an entry to discussion of topics such as genealogy, identity, diaspora, and the notion of an Ismaʿili heartland.</jats:p></jats:sec>

Journal

Journal of Persianate StudiesBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2011

Keywords: diaspora; Ismaʿilis; Tajikistan; identity; modernity; roads; genealogy

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