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Wali Shah, Eric Walters
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"For a Pashtun, the world is a dangerous place. . . . To negotiate
such a world, a man or woman needs wise words. . . . Pashto
proverbs provide critical lessons about faith and honor, human
nature and relationships, friends and enemies, power and revenge,
in short, how to live in a society that is at once fragrant with
friendship, fraught with ambiguities, and seared by treachery." You
are invited to look into the world of the Pashtun through the pages
of Rohi Mataluna: Pashto Proverbs. This selection of 1,350 Pashto
proverbs (mataluna) from the mountainous (rohi) Afghan borderlands,
with English translation and cultural annotations, aims to preserve
some of the original flavor of an oral literature that reflects a
traditional culture now facing turmoil and inevitable change. This
second edition has been completely updated, revised, and expanded
with new material, while taking care to preserve and honor the
original work of the first edition. It includes: -- Cultural
background and context of the Afghan frontier -- Explanations of
key words and concepts -- Examples of the use of texts in social
situations -- Observations on the form and structure of proverbs --
Parallel and variant texts -- Background stories -- Index of key
words, persons, and places This book will appeal to readers and
students of Pashto and English, to scholars and tourists, to
anthropologists and folklorists, and to all those interested in
learning more about the Pashtun people of the Afghan frontier.
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