Abstract: The nomadic people of Central Asia have played a very important role in the various Socio political and economic developments from historic times not only in the region but also in the adjoining areas like South Asia, West Asia and the Europe. They have contributed lot towards the cultural advancement of Central Asia. Their cultural traits are deeply embedded in their nomadic lifestyle. Even in the Succeeding years during the Soviet and Post Soviet years, these cultural practices were still practiced by these nomads. The Soviet planners does not succeeded in uprooting these peculiar cultural traits of nomads, even the globalization failed to uproot them completely. The present paper is a humble attempt to analyze the various peculiar cultural traits of the Kazakh nomads of medieval Central Asia, the impact of Soviet policies on their cultural traits and their continuities in the succeeding generations.
Keywords: Nomadic culture, peculiar customs and traditions, Soviet policies, Cultural synthesis, Globalization.
Title: Nomadic Culture of Medieval Central Asia: A Study of the Kazakh Cultural traits their Changes and Continuities
Author: Tawseef Ahmad Bhat
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Research Publish Journals
