| Sorrow and Joy Among Muslim Women: The Pukhtuns of Northern Pakistan Contributor(s): Ahmed, Amineh (Author) |
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ISBN: 052105270X ISBN-13: 9780521052702 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $54.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Islamic Studies - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.488 |
| Series: University of Cambridge Oriental Publications |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.97" W x 9.07" (0.78 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Asian - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ahmed, Amineh: - Amineh Ahmed Hoti is a member of the Faculty of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge and a Visiting Scholar at Lucy Cavendish College, where she leads a society for interfaith dialogue. |