Millennium and Charisma Among Pathans (Routledge Revivals)

Millennium and Charisma Among Pathans (Routledge Revivals)

Akbar Ahmed

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2011
Materia
Antropología social y cultural, etnografía
ISBN:
9780415617963

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First published in 1976, this Routledge Revivals reissue presents an analysis of the Swat Pathans, the people of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, who belong administratively to Pakistan despite being a fiercely independent group, with their own codes and ways of life.

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