This analysis of Muslim unrest is based on an extended case study
of northwestern Pakistan. Professor Ahmed examines power,
authority, and religious status as the critical intermediary level
of society: that of the district or Agency, which was the key unit
of administration in British India. Amhed has joined his insights
as anthropologist with his experience as a political agent in
Waziristan to produce an innovative and detailed work. The book
focuses on the emergence of a mullah in Waziristan who challenges
the state. A religious leader's challenge of the state is not new;
but contemporary Muslim society's widespread concern over these
conflicts reveals that the influence of religion in a traditional
society undergoing modernization is greater than many scholars have
assumed. The author identifies three types of leaders: traditional
leaders, usually elders; representatives of the established state
authority; and religious functionaries. From this analysis he
constructs an 'Islamic district paradigm, ' which he uses not only
in making sense of contemporary Muslim society, but also in
understanding some aspects of the legacy of the colonial encounter.
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