Ethnology Ethnology The term Circassians is term derived from the Turkic Cherkess, and is not the self-designation of any people. It has sometimes been applied indiscriminately to all the peoples of the North Caucasus. More commonly it has referred to all the peoples of the Northwest Caucasus: the Adyghe (inhabitants of Circassia), the Abkhaz, and the vanished Ubykh, to the exclusion of the eastern Chechens and the peoples of Dagestan. Various communities of Caucasian origin living in the Middle East, notably Syria, are known as Circassians, and a suburb of Damascus settled by these people is called Al-Tcharkassiyya. Most specifically, the term can apply only to the Adyghe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Circassians"
Ethnology ( Greek ethnos: (non-Greek, "barbarian") people) is a genre of anthropological study, involving the systematic comparison of the folklore, beliefs and practices of different societies. Among its goals are the reconstruction of human history, and the formulation of laws of culture and culture change, and the formulation of generalizations about human nature. In some parts of the world (like the USA and Great Britain) it is also referred to as cultural anthropology, although it is not entirely the same. Ethnology has been a scientific discipline since the late 18th century but many of the world's best known minds of all times have been studying various peoples and their traits. Some Greek authors even went so far as to associate non-human characteristics to people whose way of life they did not understand. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ethnology"
A folk instrument is an instrument that developed among common people and usually doesn't have a known inventor. It can be made from wood, metal or other material. It is a part of folk music. The instruments can be percussion instruments, different types of flutes, the bow and different types of trumpets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Folk instrument"
François Bizot (born 1944 ) was the only Westerner to survive imprisonment by the Khmer Rouge. ...more on Wikipedia about "François Bizot"
The Hatuqwai where a western Circassian tribal princedom who's homeland lay along the banks of the Kuban River. After Imperial Russias conquest of the Caucasus in the 1860s the tribes homeland was ocupied, and it's members where scattered among the other circassian tribes, resulting in the Hatuqwai effectively seasing to exist as a seperate entity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hatuqwai"
A klopotec is a wooden mechanical device on a high wooden pole, similar to a windmill. It is used as a scarecrow and is an indispensable part of the idyllic wine-growing landscapes of Slovenia, Austria and Croatia. It is one of the symbols of Slovenia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Klopotec"
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