AU - Marsh,Adrian AU - Strand,Elin ED - International Romani Studies Conference : ED - Svenska forskningsinstitutet i Istanbul. TI - Gypsies and the problem of identities: contextual, contructed and contested T2 - Swedish Reserch Institute in Istanbul, Transactions SN - 9186884174 AV - DX115 I58 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Istanbul PB - Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul KW - Romanies KW - Congresses KW - Ethnic identity KW - Ethnicity N1 - "Papers presented at the First International Romani Studies Conference in Istanbul at the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, April 10-12, 2003."; Includes bibliographical references; In Memoriam : The Scholarship of Nabil Sobhi Hanna and Angus Fraser / Elin Strand and Adrian Marsh -- 1. Romani Politics, Scholarship, and the Discourse of Nation-building: Romani Studies in 2003 / Thomas Acton -- 2. “…the strumming of their silken bows.” The Firdausi Legend of Bahram Gür in the Context of Narratives of Origin in Romani Histories / Adrian Marsh -- 3. Using Oral Histories and Customs of the Kosovo Roma as a Guide to their Origins / Paul Polansky -- 4. On Romany Origins and Identity – Questions for Discussion / Ian Hancock -- 5. European Roma in the State of Israel / Valery Novoselsky -- 6. Romanlar and Ethno-Religious Identity in Turkey : A Comparative Perspective / Elin Strand -- 7. Makus Ma! Me de Rom Sinom! Images of Gypsies in the Turkish lands 1 / Mustafa Özunal -- 8. The Cultural Heritage of the Roma and Resande represented in the Malmö Museer / Eva Hansen and Kennet Johansson -- 9. The International Romani Writers Association / Irka Cederberg -- 10. The Abdals of Sulukule Images of Gypsies in the Turkish lands 2 / Stefan Bladh -- 11. Perceptions of Identity Amongst the Tarlabasi Gypsies, Izmir / Suat Kolukırık -- 12. Human Rights and Policy Formulation towards the Roma in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary / Eva Sobotka -- 13. Mahalle Identity – Roman (Gypsy) Identity under Urban Conditions / Udo Mischek -- 14. An Overview of the Romanlar in Turkey / Ana Oprişan -- 15. Ottoman Gypsies and Taxation: A comment on Cantemir’s “…about the Gypsy people, who are numerous in the Turkish country” / Adrian Marsh -- 16. Nabil Sobhi Hanna : A Personal Reflection / Bernard Streck -- 17. The Turkish Gypsies in the Balkans and the Countries of Former Soviet Union / Elena Marushiakova and Vesselin Popov -- 18. Where exactly is Çinçin Baglari? / Emine Onaran İncirlioğlu -- 19. The Current Situation of the Rom in Jordan / Allen Williams -- Afterword / Rüdiger Benninghaus ER -