Shi'a women's rituals in northwest Pakistan: The shortcomings and significance of resistance

Anthropological Quarterly

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 411-442

  Hegland, Mary Elaine ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042330168     PISSN: 00035491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/anq.2003.0039     Document Type: Review

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