Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 State and society in Afghanistan
- 2 Islam in Afghanistan
- 3 The origins of Afghan fundamentalism and popular movements up to 1947
- 4 The Islamist movement up to 1978
- 5 The communist reforms and the repression, 1978–9
- 6 The uprisings, 1978–9
- 7 The establishments of political parties
- 8 The development of the parties between 1980 and 1984
- 9 The role of the Shiʿa in the resistance
- 10 Society and the war
- 11 From freedom fighter to guerilla
- 12 Military operations
- 13 The conflict from 1986 to the Soviet withdrawal
- 14 Cultural patterns and changes in society: an assessment
- 15 Afghan politics and the outside world
- Appendixes
- 1 The resistance parties
- 2 Glossary
- 3 Chronological table
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Glossary
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 State and society in Afghanistan
- 2 Islam in Afghanistan
- 3 The origins of Afghan fundamentalism and popular movements up to 1947
- 4 The Islamist movement up to 1978
- 5 The communist reforms and the repression, 1978–9
- 6 The uprisings, 1978–9
- 7 The establishments of political parties
- 8 The development of the parties between 1980 and 1984
- 9 The role of the Shiʿa in the resistance
- 10 Society and the war
- 11 From freedom fighter to guerilla
- 12 Military operations
- 13 The conflict from 1986 to the Soviet withdrawal
- 14 Cultural patterns and changes in society: an assessment
- 15 Afghan politics and the outside world
- Appendixes
- 1 The resistance parties
- 2 Glossary
- 3 Chronological table
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
asabiyya: Arabic term which means communal spirit, that is to say allegiance to a communal group
ʿadat: custom, customary rights, habits
akhundzade: descendant of an important religious figure, very often of a pir
ʿalim (plural: ʿulama): Doctor of the Law. The term usually refers to someone who has successfully completed a higher degree in a madrasa
amir: leader. In the Resistance, someone who has civil and military power
arbab: in the centre and the north, equivalent of malik
ashʿari: someone who follows Ash'ari, theologian born in 874, who tried to reconcile traditional faith and rational theology
Aymaq: Persian-speaking Sunni groups, often semi-nomadic, living in the centre of Afghanistan (Ghor province)
ʿayyar: swashbuckling brigands in the Persian tradition. The word originally meant “knights”, the “Paladins”. Here it has the same connotation as Robin Hood
badal: vengeance in the pashtumvali
Baluchi: ethnic group living on the frontier between Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. They speak an Iranian dialect of the north-west, but include brahui groups (Dravidians)
barakat: a sanctity which brings blessing to others and which emanates from certain people or certain objects.
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- Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan , pp. 237 - 245Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1990