Pushtuns, Tribalism, Leadership, Islam and Taliban
A Short View
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12258366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vern Liebl (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 492-510 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592310701674481 |
| OpenAlex | W1558619735 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 9 |
This report provides a short overview of Pushtun tribalism, how it impacts leadership and how it is affected by Islam and Islamic Fundamentalism. It briefly details the Pushtuns' historical background, geographic location and tribal dynamics, and also explores recent impacts on the degradation and distortion of the traditional Pushtun leadership triangle. Included is reasonably in-depth discussion of the traditional dispute resolution mechanisms and their degradation, a brief description of Islamic influences on the Pushtuns (Wahhabism, Deobandism, Ahl-e Hadith, etc) and a depiction of some contracts between Islam and the Pushtunwali. Also included are several text boxes, outlining information on the Kuchis and the Tribal Confederacies. A brief and explicit conclusion presents the Pushtuns as xenophobic, and foreigners as an affront to their honour. Striking is easy, tolerating a blow is difficult.1 1. Khushal Khan Khuttak, famous seventeenth-century Pushtun warrior-poet, upon whom most Pushtun men try to model themselves. Notes 1. Khushal Khan Khuttak, famous seventeenth-century Pushtun warrior-poet, upon whom most Pushtun men try to model themselves
Ancient history · Archaeology · Islam · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Tribalism · History · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
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Seeing Things Differently
Civilianising warfare
Securitization and counter-securitization in Afghanistan
Where Did All the Wahhabis Go? The Evolution of Threat in Central Asian Scholarship
A critical perspective on a recent survey of opinion in Pakistan's tribal zone
Forces of heresy versus forces of conservation
| Citations per year | 0.59 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |