Sorrow and joy among Muslim women : the Pukhtuns of northern Pakistan / Amineh Ahmed.
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TextSeries: University of Cambridge oriental publications: no. 63.Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006Description: xix, 199 p., [12] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 0521861691 (hardback); 9780521861694 (hardback); 9780521861694Subject(s): Women, Pushtun -- Rites and ceremonies | Women, Pushtun -- Psychology | Women, Pushtun -- Social conditions | Pushtuns -- Marriage customs and rites | Pushtuns -- Funeral customs and rites | Pushtuns -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 305.48891593 LOC classification: DS432.P4 | A46 2006Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
Introduction -- Gham-khādi : framework and fieldwork -- From the inside-out : Bibiane's 'dual lives' in and beyond the house -- The work of mourning : death and dismay among Bibiane-- Celebrating khādi : communal Pukhtun weddings and clandestine internet marriages -- The work of gham-khādi : 'not to do gham-khādi is shameful (sharam); to do it a burden' -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-191) and index.
Introduction -- Gham-khādi : framework and fieldwork -- From the inside-out : Bibiane's 'dual lives' in and beyond the house -- The work of mourning : death and dismay among Bibiane-- Celebrating khādi : communal Pukhtun weddings and clandestine internet marriages -- The work of gham-khādi : 'not to do gham-khādi is shameful (sharam); to do it a burden' -- Conclusion.
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