Sorrow and Joy among Muslim Women - The Pukhtuns of Northern Pakistan (Hardcover)

The Pukhtuns are numerically and politically one of the most significant ethno-linguistic groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan. This important study of Pukhtun society concentrates on the lives, thoughts and gham-khadi (funerals-weddings) ceremonies of the women, especially of the elite, wealthy and educated women (Bibiane) who have largely been overlooked in previous studies. Contesting their conventional representation as idle, it illustrates their commitment to various forms of work within familial and social contexts. It challenges the commonly assumed models of contemporary Pakistan society, which make a simplistic divide between rural and urban, Punjab and non-Punjab, and feudal and non-feudal spaces and peoples. It also contributes to broader debates about the nature and expression of elite cultures and issues of sociality, funerals and marriage, custom and religion, space and gender, morality and reason, and social role and personhood within the contexts of Islam in the Middle East and South Asia.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	University of Cambridge Oriental Publications
Release date:	September 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Amineh Ahmed
Dimensions:	228 x 162 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-86169-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	0-521-86169-1
Barcode:	9780521861694

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