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The Performance of Emotion Among Paxtun Women: The Misfortunes Which Have Befallen Me (Modern Middle East Series)
The Performance of Emotion Among Paxtun Women The Misfortunes Which Have Befallen Me - Modern Middle East Series
Author: Benedicte Grima
Sharing tales of misfortune is a common practice among women in many cultures. Among the Paxtun women of Afghanistan and Pakistan, articulating ones despondency (gham) is part of a ritual which serves to establish and maintain relationships. Moreover, it also qualifies her to be a woman of honor. Grima draws a parallel between this ritual and th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780292751453
ISBN-10: 0292751451
Pages: 241
Edition: 1st
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Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
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