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The Boundaries of Afghans' Political Imagination : the Normative-Axiological Aspects of Afghan Tradition.

In this book, The Boundaries of Afghans' Political Imagination, the author seeks an answer to the question of how tradition, specifically its normative-axiological aspects, shapes the political attitudes and actions of the Afghans. The author points to two different concepts of social order whi...

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Main Author: Sierakowska-Dyndo, Jolanta
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Polish
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Subjects:
Political anthropology > Afghanistan.
Tribal government > Afghanistan.
Sufism > Political aspects > Afghanistan.
Afghanistan > Sociological aspects.
Afghanistan > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781443865722
1443865729
1322070318
9781322070315
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The rules of transcription; introduction; part i
  • ethical standards in the afghan world; chapter one
  • pashtunwali; chapter two
  • sufism; part ii
  • patterns of social order; chapter three
  • tribal social organization; chapter four
  • the organization of the sufi brotherhoods ; part iii
  • the boundaries of political imagination; chapter five
  • the ideal of equilibrium in afghan customary law; chapter six
  • circle and pyramid; chapter seven
  • the taliban; bibliography; index of names and terms.

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