Bartered Brides by Nancy Tapper
Bartered Brides is a detailed study of marriage among the Maduzai, a tribal society in Afghan Turkistan. It is the first study of the area which looks in depth at both the domestic aspects of marriage and its relation to the productive and reproductive activities of women, as well as marriage as a means of managing political and economic conflict and competition. The fieldwork was carried out in the early 1970s before the 1978 coup and Soviet invasion. In this respect the book offers a unique account of a world that has disappeared. Nancy Tapper presents both male and female perspectives, detailed case studies and historical and statistical material. As an ethnographic and historical record, Bartered Brides breaks new ground in the study of Islam, the Middle East and South-west Asia. As the most detailed and extensive discussion of a Middle Eastern marriage system to date, it contributes to wider anthropological studies of marriage, politics and gender.-
Outline of a Theory of Practice
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Kinship and Marriage
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The Anthropology of Numbers
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Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity
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Production and Reproduction
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Muslim Society
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The Architecture of Memory
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Kinship and Class in the West Indies
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World Conqueror and World Renouncer
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Power and Intimacy in the Christian Philippines
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Contesting Culture
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Spirits of Protest
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The Roads of Chinese Childhood
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Resources and Population
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Mangrove Man
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The Trading Crowd
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Mass Culture and Modernism in Egypt
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The Making of the Modern Greek Family
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Power and Religiosity in a Post-Colonial Setting
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Social Inequality in a Portuguese Hamlet
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People and the State
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Individual and Society in Guiana
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Priests, Witches and Power
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Religion and Custom in a Muslim Society
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Tradition as Truth and Communication
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Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa
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Spirit Possession and Personhood among the Kel Ewey Tuareg
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Varieties of Javanese Religion
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Strategies and Norms in a Changing Matrilineal Society
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The New Racism in Europe
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South Coast New Guinea Cultures
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Overlooking Nazareth
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The Fish People
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Identity through History
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A Place of their Own
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Tradition and Modernity in the Mediterranean
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Stealing People's Names
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Casting out Anger
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Elite Politics in Rural India
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The Making of the Basque Nation
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The Abandoned Narcotic
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People of the Zongo
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Native Lords of Quito in the Age of the Incas
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The Bedouin of Cyrenaica
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Women and Property in Morocco
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Fifteen Generations of Bretons
'.. as a source of knowledge about marriage strategies and the many conflicts which these strategies obviously cause, it is informative and rich in ethnography ... impressive reading.' Nomadic Peoples
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780521381581 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521381584 |
| Title | Bartered Brides |
| Author | Nancy Tapper |
| Series | Cambridge Studies In Social And Cultural Anthropology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1991-05-23 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |