Cities of the Dead – The Ancestral Cemeteries of Kyrgyzstan Morton Hardback

University of Washington Press

Cities of the Dead\nby Margaret W. Morton\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Margaret W. Morton\nTitle: Cities of the Dead\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Man-made objects depicted in art\nPublisher: MV - University of Washington Press\nPublication year: 2014\nISBN-13: 9780295993980\nISBN-10: 0295993987\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nA Kyrgyz cemetery seen from a distance is astonishing. The ornate domes and minarets, tightly clustered behind stone walls, seem at odds with this desolate mountain region. Islam, the prominent religion in the region since the twelfth century, discourages tombstones or decorative markers. However, elaborate Kyrgyz tombs combine earlier nomadic customs with Muslim architectural forms. After the territory was formally incorporated into the Russia.