Book
Millenium and charisma among Pathans: a critical essay in social anthropology
Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1980 • London • Published In 1980 • Pages:
By: Ahmed, Akbar S..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The subject of this monograph is state formation in Swat during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In his analysis the author pays particular attention to the khans (local-level political leaders and landlords) and the political actions and leadership of the mullahs. The author approaches this subject by way of a critique of Fredrik Barth's (1959) analysis of decentralized political relations in Swat and a consideration of the colonial context of Swat state formation as part of a wider Muslim phenomenon. With regard to ethnographic information, the interweaving of theory, critique and historical description and analysis make this a difficult source to work with. This source also includes a useful chronology of Swat history.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- History
- Cultural participation
- Real property
- Status, role, and prestige
- Classes
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Lineages
- Tribe and nation
- Chief executive
- External relations
- Political movements
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Pashtun
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Government Official
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Gerald Reid ; John Beierle ; 1987
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1972-1973
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- late nineteenth century - 1960s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Swat District, Pakistan
- NotesAdditional notes
- Akbar S. Ahmed
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-164)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Pushtuns