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Women, honour and love: some aspects of the Pashtun woman's life in eastern Afghanistan
Afghanistan Journal • 7 (3) • Published In 1980 • Pages: 50-59
By: Boesen, Inger W..
Abstract
This article is concerned with a brief overview of several dimensions of women's status in Pashtun society in eastern Afghanistan. The topics covered include the difference in Islamic and Pashtun norms regarding the status of women with respect to marriage and divorce, inheritance and control of property, and participation in public religious life; the system of purdah, the socialization of girls into purdah, and variations in purdah according to the socio-economic status of a woman's family; the life and work of women; the relationship between the newly-married woman and her mother-in-law; and the extent to which women participate in challenging and perpetuating the norms that govern their status and behavior, as reflected in the special women's songs known as landai.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Central Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; Gerald Reid ; 1988
- Field Date
- 1977-1978
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Kunar Valley, eastern Afghanistan
- Notes
- Inger W. Boesen
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 59)
- LCCN
- 75640521
- LCSH
- Pushtuns