ISBN:
9781315889146
,
9781134565276
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (vii, 343 Seiten)
,
Diagramme
Edition:
1st Edition
Series Statement:
Routledge library editions: Islam volume 18
Series Statement:
Routledge library editions Islam
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Islam in tribal societies
DDC:
305.6/971
Keywords:
Islam
;
Stammesgesellschaft
;
Arabische Staaten
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Islam
Abstract:
〈P〉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. 〈/P〉
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Doctor and saint; 2 Arbitration as a political institution: an interpretation of the status of monarchy in Morocco; 3 Segmentary systems and the role of 'five fifths' in tribal Morocco; 4 Cultural resistance and religious legitimacy in colonial Algeria; 5 Sufism in Somaliland: a study in tribal Islam; 6 Alliance and descent in the Middle East and the 'problem' of patrilateral parallel cousin marriage; 7 The paucity of ritual among Middle Eastern pastoralists; 8 Honour groups in traditional Turkmenian society
Description / Table of Contents:
9 Holier than thou: Islam in three tribal societies10 Tribal warfare in Afghanistan and Pakistan: a reflection of the segmentary lineage system; 11 Religiosity, values and economic change among Sheikhanzai nomads; 12 Feuding with the spirit among the Zikri Baluch: the saint as champion of the despised; 13 Religious presence and symbolism in Pukhtun society; Notes on the contributors; Index
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