Some comments on the settlement features of the gypsies of Bukhara oasis and their social strata

Аннотация

In this article the ethnographic materials about the settlement features of the gypsies living in Bukhara, one of the ancient oases of Central Asia, and their different social strata are reported. New data on their spread in the area and their individual groups were analyzed on the basis of various historical-ethnographic literatures and author’s ethnographic field research and questionnaires conducted in the districts of Bukhara region. There are also given interesting materials on the culture and national traditions particular to the Gypsy, as well as their ethnocultural relations with the local population.