Kalkatak:
A crossroads of Cultures in Chitral
By: Fakhruddin Akhunzada and Maarit Liljegren
This well-researched book, titled “Kalkatak: A crossroads
of Cultures in Chitral” penned jointly by Finnish anthropologist,
Maarit Liljegren and Fakhruddin Akhundzada. The book is an ethnographical
description of a village of Chitral based on research carried out by the
authors.
This book is fourth in FLI's Language and Culture Series, and
first of its kind, focusing entirely on the culture of the southern part
of Chitral Valley. It mainly deals with the daily village life of Kalkatak.
What sets this village apart others is, it is situated at the crossroad
of a number of ethnic and linguistic groups. Palula, Shekhani, Gojri and
Dameli are some of the communities surrounding the village.
It is also somewhat unique in the sense that the village has gone through almost complete language shifts as many as three times during the last century. The co-author of the book, Fakhruddin Akhundzada hailed from the same village.
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ISBN
978-969-9437-00-7
Year of publication
2009
Pages
160Price in Pakistan: Rs. 400.00
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