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.
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.
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
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
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