Authors: Karim-Aly Kassam1; Umed Bulbulshoev2 and Morgan Ruelle1
Source: Journal of Persianate Studies, Volume 4, Issue 2, pages 146 – 170

Villagers in the Pamir Mountains of Afghanistan and Tajikistan integrated the human body into the seasons and rhythms of their ecological relations to generate “calendars of the human body.” These calendars illustrate that culture does not exist outside of its ecological foundation (i.e. nature), but is firmly situated within it.

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