Uyghur Meshrep Culture and Its Social Function
Sawut Pawan, Rahile Dawut, Saadet Kurban
Volume 15, Number 2 (2025) 15 (2): 81-90
Keywords Uyghur, Meshrep, social function
Abstract
The Uyghur Meshrep, as a specific cultural symbol, possesses great ethnocultural significance and it serves an important social function complementary to Uyghur people’s customs of production, livelihoods, beliefs, rituals, and festival celebrations. The Uyghur Meshrep is referred to as the “Moral School” or “Art School” by Uyghur people. Knowledge of the Uyghur Meshrep culture is helpful for further understanding the unique culture of the Uyghur people.
Sawut Pawan
Rahile Dawut
Saadet Kurban
Published August 14, 2025
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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