Male adolescent concubinage in Peshawar, Northwestern Pakistan

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ID15098764
AuthorsJan Willem De Lind Van Wijngaarden (0000-0003-2611-8739, La Trobe University, corresponding author), Bushra Rani, B Yasoda Rani
Year2011
Volume13
Issue9
Pages1061-1072
Publication date2011-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2011.599863
PMID21815728
OpenAlexW2040239297
LanguageEN
Citations received7

This paper reports on findings from four interviews held with young men who have experienced male adolescent concubinage relationships with adult men in Peshawar, Northwestern Pakistan. These relationships are referred to by the Pashtun people involved as bacha baazi. Similar relationships (called bacabozlik) were described by Ingeborg Baldauf among the Uzbeks and Pashtun of Afghanistan, based on observations made in the late-1970s. This paper compares Baldauf's observations with our own, indicating significant differences and similarities. Implications for future research and for social protection programmes are discussed

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