TY  - BOOK
AU  - Foltz,Richard
TI  - The Ossetes: Modern-Day Scythians of the Caucasus
SN  - 9780755618477
PY  - 2021///
CY  - London
PB  - I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
KW  - Osseten
KW  - Scythians-History
KW  - Fernzugriff
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - E-Book-ProQuest / Fernzugriff nach Registrierung möglich; Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Historical Timeline -- A Note on Transcriptions -- Introduction: The Ossetes: Caucasians, Iranians, or Both? -- 1 The Scythians: Mounted Archers of the Steppes -- 2 From Sarmatians to Alans: An Iranian Element in the History of Europe -- 3 The Nart Epic: A Neglected Treasure of Indo-European Mythology -- 4 The Ossetes and Russia: A Special Relationship -- 5 Religion and National Identity: The Uatsdin -- 6 South Ossetia: A Fragile Independence -- 7 Life in Ossetia Today -- Appendix: A Popular Ossetian Love Song -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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