Afghanistan of the Afghans

An informative and often entertaining look at all aspects of Afghan culture, by the celebrated scholar and savant Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah. Every page of this book sparkles with the author’s intimate knowledge of his home country, and with his natural gift for storytelling. As well as the more usual geography, and history, this book has sections on such diverse subjects as folklore, popular songs and sayings, charms, spells and divination, legends and traditions. Although first published half a century ago, it is noteworthy how much light his insights shed on the Afghanistan of today.