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Direct exchange and brideprice: alternative forms in a complex marriage system
Man, n.s. • 16 (3) • Published In 1981 • Pages: 387-407
By: Lindisfarne, Nancy, Tapper, Nancy.
Abstract
This source analyzes marriage among the Durrani Pashtun of Afghan Turkestan in terms of two modes: 1) symmetrical direct exchange marriages that conform to Durrani egalitarian ideals and define Durrani ethnic identity and 2) asymmetrical brideprice marriages that create and maintain a status hierarchy between households. The author suggests that the ambiguities in the values of the two modes of marriage are manipulated by the Durrani to make status claims.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Central Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Gerald Reid ; 1988
- Field Date
- 1970-1972
- Coverage Date
- 1970-1972
- Coverage Place
- Durrani Pashtuns, north-central Afghanistan
- Notes
- Nancy Tapper
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 406-407)
- LCSH
- Pushtuns