Akbar Ahmed

Dados Biográficos

ID3617438
NOMEAkbar Ahmed
PRENOMESAkbar
SOBRENOMEAhmed
ASSINATURAAHMED A
VERIFICADONão
TOTAL DE OBRAS9
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES4
TOTAL COMO AUTOR9
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1981
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2023
ÍNDICE H1

  • Re-tribalization in the 21st century, part 2

    Open AccessAkbar S Ahmed, Akbar Ahmed et al.ARTICLEAnthropology Today2023Referências: 2

    Part 2 of this article examines the resurgence of tribal identities in modern societies, a process termed re-tribalization, as a response to the failures of the modern state. It challenges the linear progression of societal evolution, suggesting that declining modernity prompts a return to primordial, tribal values for security and identity. The authors critique the state's unmet promises, leading to a re-embrace of tribal loyalty and community. …

  • Re-tribalization in the 21st century, part 1

    Open AccessAkbar S Ahmed, Akbar Ahmed et al.ARTICLEAnthropology Today2023Referências: 1

    This exploratory study presents 're-tribalization' as a framework for comprehending contemporary global patterns and phenomena. It posits a link between the erosion of modernity's traits and a resurgence of tribal behaviour - the more elements that we associate with modernity diminish, the more we see the emergence of group formations akin to anthropological notions of tribes. This trend manifests not only in societies where tribal and lineage af…

  • Afterword

    Akbar S Ahmed, Akbar AhmedARTICLEThe Review of Faith & International…2018Citada por: 3

    This essay is an Afterword for a theme issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs on “Interfaith on the World Stage.” The essay argues for a three-step process of interfaith dialogue involving dialogue, understanding through the seeking of genuine knowledge, and friendship. The goal is building personal relationships between people of different religions and cultures. This argument is supported with personal examples that attest to the …

  • Swat in the eye of the storm

    Open AccessAkbar S Ahmed, Akbar Ahmed et al.ARTICLEAnthropology Today2009

    In this interview, Akbar Ahmed looks at the latest developments among the Swat Pathan, a people who have been the subject of classic ethnographies in anthropology for many years, but who are now at the centre of a bigger battle for control of this key geo-political region. What, if anything, can anthropologists contribute to understand and ameliorate the conflicts that rage in this region

  • Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007)

    Open AccessAkbar S Ahmed, Akbar AhmedARTICLEAnthropology Today2008

    Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on 27 December 2007, two weeks prior to the date scheduled for the Pakistani general election, in which she would have been a leading opposition candidate. Here ANTHROPOLOGY TODAY asks Akbar S. Ahmed how anthropologists might interpret the events and Bhutto's legacy

  • Irresponsible Action

    Akbar S Ahmed, Akbar AhmedARTICLEThe Review of Faith & International…2007

    As cycles of violence now embrace the planet, exemplified by the current situation in Iraq, Western and Islamic civilizations are moving further and further away from their cherished ideals of justice, compassion, and wisdom. It is essential for humankind, despite diverse political perspectives and religious beliefs, to return to those ideas that have nourished them over the millennia and created in them compassion and empathy for others. The cur…

  • Islam, Globalization and Postmodernity

    J R Bowen, Akbar S Ahmed et al.ARTICLEJournal of the Royal Anthropologica…1996Citada por: 1

  • A faith for all seasons

    Akbar S Ahmed, Akbar AhmedARTICLEInternational Affairs1991

  • Pukhtun Economy and Society; Traditional Structure and Economic Development in a Tribal Society

    Open AccessAndre Singer, Akbar S Ahmed et al.ARTICLERAIN1981