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Sorrow and Joy among Muslim Women: The Pukhtuns of Northern Pakistan Amineh Ahmed.

By: Series: University of Cambridge oriental publicationsPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: xix, 199 p., [12] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0521861691 (hardback)
  • 9780521861694 (hardback)
  • 9780521861694
Uniform titles:
  • English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.48/891593
LOC classification:
  • HQ1170.P4A46 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Gham-kh�adi : framework and fieldwork -- From the inside-out : Bibiane's 'dual lives' in and beyond the house -- The work of mourning : death and dismay among Bibiane-- Celebrating kh�adi : communal Pukhtun weddings and clandestine internet marriages -- The work of gham-kh�adi : 'not to do gham-kh�adi is shameful (sharam); to do it a burden' -- Conclusion.

Introduction -- Gham-kh�adi : framework and fieldwork -- From the inside-out : Bibiane's 'dual lives' in and beyond the house -- The work of mourning : death and dismay among Bibiane-- Celebrating kh�adi : communal Pukhtun weddings and clandestine internet marriages -- The work of gham-kh�adi : 'not to do gham-kh�adi is shameful (sharam); to do it a burden' -- Conclusion.

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