Islam in Tribal Societies

From the Atlas to the Indus

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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A lively debate is currently being conducted in the social sciences around the concepts of "tribe", "segmentary societies" and "Islam in society". This wide-ranging collection by thirteen distinguished anthropologists contributes to the debate by examining various segmentary Islamic tribal societies from Morocco to Pakistan.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2007-11-29
Mått138 x 216 x 23 mm
Vikt810 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor354
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415446723

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Acknowledgments, Introduction Akbar S. Ahmed and David M. Hart, 1 Doctor and saint Ernest Gellner, 2 Arbitration as a political institution: an inter-pretation of the status of monarchy in Morocco Magali Morsy, 3 Segmentary systems and the role of 'five fifths' in tribal Morocco David M. Hart, 4 Cultural resistance and religious legitimacy in colonial Algeria Fanny Colonna, 5 Sufism in Somaliland: a study in tribal Islam I. M. Lewis, 6 Alliance and descent in the Middle East and the 'problem' of patrilateral parallel cousin marriage Donald P. Cole, 7 The paucity of ritual among Middle Eastern pastoralists Emrys Peters, 8 Honour groups in traditional Turkmenian society V. N. Basilov, 9 Holier than thou: Islam in three tribal societies Richard Tapper, 10 Tribal warfare in Afghanistan and Pakistan: a reflection of the segmentary lineage system Louis Dupree, 11 Religiosity, values and economic change among Sheikhanzai nomads Bahram Tavakolian, 12 Feuding with the spirit among the Zikri Baluch: the saint as champion of the despised Stephen L. Pastner, 13 Religious presence and symbolism in Pukhtun society, Notes on the contributors, Subject Index