Heroes of the Age - Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier

Informationen zum Autor David B. Edwards is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Williams College and Director of the Williams Afghan Media Project. Klappentext "This is a wonderful, absorbing, moving book."—Barbara Metcalf, University of California, Davis "An original and significant work that is beautifully written and passionately engaged with material that is fascinating from start to finish. It is one of the best first books I have read in a long, long time."—Steven Caton, New School for Social Research "A telling analytical juxtaposition of texts in family oral history, saint's legend, autobiography, and edict, amounting to a new approach to Middle Eastern discourse analysis and social history."—Margaret Mills, University of Pennsylvania Zusammenfassung Seeking the historical and cultural roots of the conflict between Soviet-aligned Marxists and the religious extremists inspired by Egyptian and Pakistani brands of 'fundamentalist' Islam, this work examines the lives of three significant figures of the late nineteenth century - a tribal khan, a Muslim saint, and a prince. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps  Acknowledgments  List of Significant Persons  1. INTRODUCTION  Beginnings  Recollecting the Past  Contested Domains  2. THE MAKING OF SULTAN MUHAMMAD KHAN  Myth and History  Fathers and Sons  Men and Women  Friends and Enemies  Coda: Jandad's Punishment  3. THE REIGN OF THE IRON AMIR  Mapping the State  The Once and Future King  The Armature of Royal Rule  Kingship and Honor  Coda: The Death of the King  4. THE LIVES OF AN AFGHAN SAINT  Twice-Told Tales  Fathers and Sons  Identity and Place  Discipline and Power  Benefit and Gratitude Purity and Politics Pirs and Princes Coda: The Journey to Koh-i Qaf 5. MAD MULLAS AND ENGLISHMEN A Passage to India The Events of :1897 and Their Explanation Waging Jihad The Fault Lines of Authority Tales of Jarobi Glen Conclusion 6. EPILOGUE Re: Posting on the Internet Embedded Codes Notes Glossary Bibliography Index...

Product details

• Authors: David B. Edwards, DavidB Edwards, Edwards David B.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1996
• EAN: 9780520200647
• ISBN: 978-0-520-20064-7
• No. of pages: 334
• Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies; Comparative Studies on Muslim; Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Afghanistan, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, Islamic Studies, Asian History, Ethical issues & debates, Ethical issues and debates, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Islamic