‘Bride Purchasing’ Rites among the Kalmyks and Stavropol Turkmens in the First Half of the 19th Century: Common and Specific Features

With evidence from materials of the National Archive of the Republic of Kalmykia and State Archive of Stavropol Krai, the article studies the ‘bride purchasing’ rites among Turkmens and Kalmyks in the fi rst half of the 19th century. The paper considers the bridewealth (Turk. qalym) custom of Southe...

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Published in:	Oriental Studies
Main Author:	V. V. Batyrov
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Российской академии наук, Калмыцкий научный центр 2018-04-01
Subjects:	выкуп невесты калым кочевники юга россии калмыки ставропольские туркмены семья и брак традиционная культура обычное право
Online Access:	https://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/262