Bartered Brides - Politics, Gender and Marriage in an Afghan Tribal Society

Zusammenfassung This is a detailed study of marriage among the Maduzai! a tribal society in Afghan Turkistan. Nancy Tapper presents both male and female perspectives! and includes detailed case studies and historical and statistical material. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Part I. Contexts: 1. Personal background; 2. Comparative perspectives on marriage; 3. Regional background - the Durrani of Saripul; Part II. Social Groups and Marriage: 4. Patriliny, gender and endogamy; 5. The Maduzai subtribe; 6. Household production and reproduction; Part III. Ideologies of equality and inequality: 7. Brideprice and direct exchange; 8. Rituals of marriage; 9. Marriage choice; Part IV. Case Studies and Structural Implications: 10. The power at home; 11. The marriages of Hajji Adam's descendants; 12. Durrani marriage - conclusions; Notes; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Tapper Nancy, Nancy Tapper, Nancy (School of Oriental and African Stud Tapper, Tapper Nancy
• Assisted by: Meyer Fortes (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2006
• EAN: 9780521024679
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02467-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Social an; Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Afghanistan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Sociology: family and relationships