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Marriage preferences and ethnic relations among Durrani Pashtuns of Afghan Turkestan
Folk • 24 • Published In 1982 • Pages: 155-177
By: Lindisfarne, Nancy, Tapper, Richard, Tapper, Nancy.
Abstract
This article examines the connection between the character of the Durrani system of marriage and their relations with other non-Durrani Pashtun groups. The authors discuss the way in which the Durrani express social inequality in terms of patrilineality, patriarchy, and the procreative role of women. They find that the Durrani constitute an 'aristocracy' who attempt to use marriage and the control of women to consolidate and increase their status and privileged position with regard to important resources.
- 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
- By Nancy Tapper and Richard Tapper
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 177)
- LCSH
- Pushtuns