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Direct exchange and bridepricearticle 1981 • Lindisfarne, Nancy & Tapper, Nancy
Pashtun • Asia > Central Asia
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 m...Matrons and mistressesarticle 1980 • Lindisfarne, Nancy & Tapper, Nancy
Pashtun • Asia > Central Asia
This is a comparative study of the status of women among the Durrani Pashtun of north-central Afghanistan and the Shahsevan of north-western Iran. The author discusses the similarities in the status of women in these two societies as it relates to th...Marriage preferences and ethnic relations among Durrani Pashtuns of Afghan Turkestanarticle 1982 • Lindisfarne, Nancy et al.
Pashtun • Asia > Central Asia
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 patrilineal...