by Irfan Ullah and Sami ud Din
Abstract:
Pukhtuns are living under an unwritten code, pukhtunwali, ‘The way of the pathans’ and their code of honor, which regulates their lives. Male autonomy, self-expression and aggression are some of the value orientation of this code as described by writers on pukhutns. Jirga (elderly council), melmastya (hospitality), Ghyrat (honor), badal (revenge and exchange), hujra (male guest house), parda (segregation of male and female), Namus (woman’s chastity) Shariat (Islamic Shariah), are some the main features of doing pukhtu. This paper attempts to analyze and compares pukhtunwali as discussed in literature, with the pukhtunwali, as negotiated by Daudzai [1] pukhtuns living in the governed area of Peshawar valley. The paper also attempts to bring to lime light those changes, which has occurred due to the influence of modernity and ecological variations. The paper also compares the main features of pukhutnwali with those of tribal and other areas of pukhtuns.
Reference:
Doing Pukhto: Pukhtunwali as an Ideal Code of Life among Daudzai Pukhtuns of Peshawar, Pakistan\protect \RL (Irfan Ullah and Sami ud Din), In Pashto, volume 47, 2018.
Bibtex Entry:
@Article{2018-Pasht-47-Ullah-DoingPukht,
Title = {Doing Pukhto: Pukhtunwali as an Ideal Code of Life among Daudzai Pukhtuns of Peshawar, Pakistan\protect \RL{}},
Author = {Irfan Ullah and Sami ud Din},
Journal = {Pashto},
Year = {2018},
Number = {656},
Pages = {11-28},
Volume = {47},
Abstract = {Pukhtuns are living under an unwritten code, pukhtunwali, ‘The way of the pathans’ and their code of honor, which regulates their lives. Male autonomy, self-expression and aggression are some of the value orientation of this code as described by writers on pukhutns. Jirga (elderly council), melmastya (hospitality), Ghyrat (honor), badal (revenge and exchange), hujra (male guest house), parda (segregation of male and female), Namus (woman’s chastity) Shariat (Islamic Shariah), are some the main features of doing pukhtu. This paper attempts to analyze and compares pukhtunwali as discussed in literature, with the pukhtunwali, as negotiated by Daudzai [1] pukhtuns living in the governed area of Peshawar valley. The paper also attempts to bring to lime light those changes, which has occurred due to the influence of modernity and ecological variations. The paper also compares the main features of pukhutnwali with those of tribal and other areas of pukhtuns.},
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Timestamp = {2020-02-26}
}