This analysis of Muslim unrest is based on an extended case study of northwestern Pakistan. Professor Ahmed examines power, authority, and religious status as the critical intermediary level of society: that of the district or Agency, which was the key unit of administration in British India. Amhed has joined his insights as anthropologist with his experience as a political agent in Waziristan to produce an innovative and detailed work. The book focuses on the emergence of a mullah in Waziristan who challenges the state. A ...
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This analysis of Muslim unrest is based on an extended case study of northwestern Pakistan. Professor Ahmed examines power, authority, and religious status as the critical intermediary level of society: that of the district or Agency, which was the key unit of administration in British India. Amhed has joined his insights as anthropologist with his experience as a political agent in Waziristan to produce an innovative and detailed work. The book focuses on the emergence of a mullah in Waziristan who challenges the state. A religious leader's challenge of the state is not new; but contemporary Muslim society's widespread concern over these conflicts reveals that the influence of religion in a traditional society undergoing modernization is greater than many scholars have assumed. The author identifies three types of leaders: traditional leaders, usually elders; representatives of the established state authority; and religious functionaries. From this analysis he constructs an 'Islamic district paradigm, ' which he uses not only in making sense of contemporary Muslim society, but also in understanding some aspects of the legacy of the colonial encounter.
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Textual photos & charts. Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. xiv, 215 pp, 22x14cm, A reprint of the 1987 Cambridge edition. Contents: Models & Method; Waziristan: Land, Lineage & Culture; History as an Expression of Agnatic Rivalry; Observation; Strategy & Conflict in Waziristan; Order, Ideology & Morality in Waziristan; Economic Development & Reinforcement of Ideology in Waziristan; Participation: The Anthropologist as Political Agent; The Political Agent as Anthropologist; Islam & Segmentary Societies: The Problem of Definition; Appendices.
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