The historical transformation of identity of the Abkhazian Muhajirs, living in Adjara
Abstract
The article represents an empirical study of the ethnic mentality and family-household stereotypes of the Abkhazian Muhajirs, living in the territory of Adjara. In the historical context, there can be traced the main reasons that affected the mass withdrawal of Abkhazians from their places of residence. Involuntary resettlement, first, to the Ottoman Empire, and afterwards, to Adjara, as well as the settling new places and the process of interaction with the local population are significant both in historical and sociocultural aspects. Having settled in Adjara, the Abkhazian Muhajirs brought with them elements of their cultural specifics, simultaneously absorbing the traditions and customs, carried by the autochthonous population. In spite of the fact that the Abkhazian Muhajirs experienced difficult historical changes, they could have preserved the national customs and traditions, tested throughout centuries, as well as the common Abkhazian ethnocultural identity.References
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2. Khorava B., Muhajirism of the Abkhazians in 1867, Tbilisi, 2013.
3. Inal-ipa Sh. Abkhazians. 1965.
4. Kopeshavidze G. Culture and life of Abkhazians living in Adjara. Tbilisi., 1985.
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6. Gvantseladze T., Tabidze M., Gitolendia T., Chaava. Main aspects of the identity of Abkhazians living in Adjara. Tbilisi, 2011.
Published
2019-06-11
How to Cite
LAZBA, Natalia; TSINTSADZE, Irina.
The historical transformation of identity of the Abkhazian Muhajirs, living in Adjara.
Eastern Europe Regional Studies, [S.l.], june 2019.
ISSN 2587-456X.
Available at: <https://test.psage.tsu.ge/index.php/Easternstudies/article/view/124>. Date accessed: 25 dec. 2024.
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Keywords
Muhajir, identification, globalization, pramonotheism, mentality, demographic disaster, social construction.
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