{"product_id":"religion-and-politics-in-muslim-society-order-and-conflict-in-pakistan-hardback-9780521246354","title":"Religion and Politics in Muslim Society; Order and Conflict in Pakistan (Hardback) 9780521246354","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReligion and Politics in Muslim Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOrder and Conflict in Pakistan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAkbar S. Ahmed (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521246354, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 October 1983\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps and figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. Models and methods\u003cbr\u003e 2. Waziristan: land, lineage, and culture\u003cbr\u003e 3. History as an expression of agnatic rivalry\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Observation: 4. Strategy and conflict in Waziristan\u003cbr\u003e 5. Order\u003cbr\u003e ideology, and morality in Waziristan\u003cbr\u003e 6. Economic development and reinforcement of ideology in Waziristan\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Participation: 7. The anthropologist as political agent\u003cbr\u003e 8. The political agent as anthropologist\u003cbr\u003e 9. Islam and segmentary societies: the problem of definition\u003cbr\u003e Appendixes\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006954852632,"sku":"9780521246354","price":91.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521246354i_5d6055d6-5868-4f38-911a-9e840295df07.jpg?v=1691374072","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/religion-and-politics-in-muslim-society-order-and-conflict-in-pakistan-hardback-9780521246354","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}