The Performance of Emotion Among Paxtun Women: "The Misfortunes Which Have Befallen Me" - Benedicte Grima - Books - Oxford University Press - 9780195978810 - August 18, 2005
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The Performance of Emotion Among Paxtun Women: "The Misfortunes Which Have Befallen Me"


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Among the Paxtun women of Afghanistan and Pakistan, articulating one's despondency (gham) is part of a ritual which serves to establish and maintain relationships. The author draws a parallel between this ritual and the infamous male practice of 'honour-killing', which tantamount to murdering female relatives suspected of illicit relationships.


240 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released August 18, 2005
ISBN13 9780195978810
Publishers Oxford University Press
Pages 240
Dimensions 145 × 225 × 20 mm   ·   449 g

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