Popular representations of Pakistan's North West Frontier have long
featured simplistic images of tribal blood feuds, fanatical
religion, and the seclusion of women. The rise to power of the
radical Taliban regime in neighbouring Afghanistan enhanced the
region's reputation as a place of anti-Western militancy. Magnus
Marsden is an anthropologist who has immersed himself in the lives
of the Frontier's villagers for more than ten years. His evocative
study of the Chitral region challenges all these stereotypes.
Through an exploration of the everyday experiences of both men and
women, he shows that the life of a good Muslim in Chitral is above
all a mindful life, enhanced by the creative force of poetry,
dancing and critical debate. Challenging much that has been assumed
about the Muslim world, this 2005 study makes a powerful
contribution to the understanding of religion and politics both
within and beyond the Muslim societies of southern Asia.
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