TY - BOOK AU - Ali Shah,Sirdar Ikbal TI - Afghanistan of the Afghans / SN - 9694023106 AV - DS352. A457 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - Lahore, Pakistan : PB - Vanguard Books (PVT) LTD, KW - Afghans KW - Hindu Kush Mountains KW - Afghanistan KW - History KW - Description and travel KW - Social life and customs KW - Exhibitions N1 - “With numerous illustrations and a map”—title page; Contents: Preface—I. The geography of Afghanistan—II. The history of Afghanistan—III. Folk-life—IV. Witchcraft and necromancy in Afghanistan—V. Charms, spells, and divination—VI. The supernatural in Afghanistan—VII. Popular songs and sayings of the Afghans—VIII. Hero tales—IX. Legends and traditions—X. Trees, plants, insects, and animals—XI. The Afghan conception of Sufism—XII. Pan-Islamism and Afghanistan—XIII. Religion in Afghanistan—XIV. Race movement in Afghan Turkestan—XV. The Khayber Railway, and frontier defense—XVI. Progress and policy in Afghanistan—XVII. Afghan treaties ER -