' .clair et bien documenté. ' Constant Hamès, Bulletin Critique des Annales Islamologiques , 1991. ' .gives a clear and detailed account of village life in northern Pakistan. ' Akbar s. Ahmed, Muslim World , 1990. ' .

very readable.well-made style of argumentation. ' J.M.S. Baljon, Bibliotheca Orientalis , 1990. ' .the systematic treatment of this specific issue contributes to a critical analysis of anthropological explanations.

' Annika Rabo, Ethnos , 1992.