ISBN:
9780511521157
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xx, 309 pages)
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology 74
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.81
Keywords:
Alltag, Brauchtum
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Frau
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Durani (Afghanistan people) / Marriage customs and rites
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Families / Afghanistan
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Women / Afghanistan
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Eheschließung
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Durrānī
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Soziales System
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Islam
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Stamm
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Maduzai
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Familie
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Frau
;
Afghanistan / Social life and customs
;
Afghanistan
;
Afghanistan
;
Stamm
;
Eheschließung
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Afghanistan
;
Stamm
;
Frau
;
Afghanistan
;
Islam
;
Eheschließung
;
Durrānī
;
Soziales System
;
Maduzai
;
Eheschließung
;
Maduzai
;
Familie
Abstract:
Bartered Brides is a detailed study of marriage among the Maduzai, a tribal society in Afghan Turkistan. It is the first study of the area which looks in depth at both the domestic aspects of marriage and its relation to the productive and reproductive activities of women, as well as marriage as a means of managing political and economic conflict and competition. The fieldwork was carried out in the early 1970s before the 1978 coup and Soviet invasion. In this respect the book offers a unique account of a world that has disappeared. Nancy Tapper presents both male and female perspectives, detailed case studies and historical and statistical material. As an ethnographic and historical record, Bartered Brides breaks new ground in the study of Islam, the Middle East and South-west Asia. As the most detailed and extensive discussion of a Middle Eastern marriage system to date, it contributes to wider anthropological studies of marriage, politics and gender
Description / Table of Contents:
Personal background -- Comparative perspectives on marriage -- Regional background: the Durrani of Saripul -- Patriliny, gender and endogamy -- The Maduzai subtribe -- Household production and reproduction -- Brideprice and direct exchange -- Rituals of marriage -- Marriage choice -- The power of shame -- The marriages of Jahhi Adam's descendants -- Durrani marriage: conclusions
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511521157
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511521157
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