Death and celebration among Muslim women: A case study from Pakistan

Modern Asian Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 929-980

  Ahmed, Amineh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; ISLAMISM; RELIGION; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 27844521894     PISSN: 0026749X     EISSN: 14698099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0026749X05001861     Document Type: Article

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