Millennium and Charisma Among Pathans: A Critical Essay in Social Anthropology 0415618673, 9780415618670

First published in 1976, this Routledge Revivals reissue presents an analysis of the Swat Pathans, the people of the Nor

169 71 501KB

English Pages 174 Year 2012

First published in 1976, this Routledge Revivals reissue presents an analysis of the Swat Pathans, the people of the Nor

134 13 1MB Read more

A classic and highly influential ethnography, which explores political leadership among Swat Pathans - and which emphasi

198 31 948KB Read more

Franz Boas defined the concept of cultural relativism and reoriented the humanities and social sciences away from race s

183 14 4MB Read more

336 16 1MB Read more

The Mediterranean countries have long attracted the attention of social anthropologists, from Frazer and Durkheim to the

189 83 1MB Read more

How do people make sense of their experiences? How do they understand possibility? How do they limit possibility? These

189 105 2MB Read more

The concept of "cultural transmission" is central to much contemporary anthropological theory, since successfu

159 81 3MB Read more

264 49 2MB Read more

Reprinted from the Indian historical review, v. 3, no. 2, Jan. 1978, p. 247-266.

653 115 5MB Read more

This book is the most authoritative study of poverty and social exclusion in Britain at the start of the 21st century. I

100 28 2MB Read more