Burial Practices and Funerals

Mourning

Eschatology

Purification and Atonement

Bibliographies in Sources

Domesticated Animals

Tillage

Cereal Agriculture

Water Supply

Production and Supply

Internal Trade

External Trade

External Relations

Organization and Analysis of Results

Spirits and Gods

Theological Systems

Religious Denominations

Real Property

Inheritance

Identification

Division of Labor by Gender

Gender Status

Location

Climate

Topography and Geology

Territorial Hierarchy

Internal Migration

External Migration

Household

Lineages

Mercantile Business

Cultural Identity and Pride

Tribe and Nation

Linguistic Identification

Writing

Body Alterations

Family Relationships

Ceremonial During Infancy and Childhood

Child Care

Form and Rules of Government

Deliberative Councils

Legal Norms

Annual Cycle

Dwellings

Settlement Patterns

Kin Relationships

Ingroup Antagonisms

Cousins

Glossary

Kinship Terminology

Traditional History

Speech

Material Not Relevant

Occupational Specialization

Prayers and Sacrifices

Organized Ceremonial

Historical Reconstruction

History

Normal Garb

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Verbal Arts

Regulation of Marriage

Mode of Marriage

Arranging a Marriage

Residence

Polygamy

Priesthood

Population

Composition of Population

Theory of Disease

Magical and Mental Therapy

Medical Personnel

Magic

Rules of Descent

Clans

Nuclear Family

Extended Families

CULTURE SUMMARY: PASHTUN

ETHNONYMS

ORIENTATION

HISTORY AND CULTURAL RELATIONS

SETTLEMENTS

ECONOMY

KINSHIP

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

SOCIOPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION

RELIGION AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE

SYNOPSIS

INDEXING NOTES

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

RELIGIOUS PRACTITIONERS

CEREMONIES

ARTS

MEDICINE

DEATH AND AFTERLIFE

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

DEMOGRAPHY LINGUISTIC AFFILIATION

SUBSISTENCE AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

TRADE

DIVISION OF LABOR

LAND TENURE

KIN GROUPS AND DESCENT

KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY

MARRIAGE

DOMESTIC UNIT

INHERITANCE

SOCIALIZATION

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

SOCIAL CONTROL

CONFLICT

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The Pashtun inhabit southern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. Their language is Pushto (Pashto), in the Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. Except for a small minority, they are Sunni Muslims. Until recently, Pashtun dynasties controlled the tribal kingdom of Afghanistan. Agriculture, primarily grain farming, and animal husbandry are the most important activities in the Pashtun economy. The most important crop is wheat. In addition to raising stock, nomads as well as some farmers engage in trade and moneylending. The presence of the border dividing Pashtun territory into two countries also makes smuggling a lucrative pursuit.

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