Religious and political leadership in Persian Baluchistan

Thesis

1. The aim of the thesis is threefold:

• i) to present a fully dynamic analysis of leadership among the Baluch in the Persian Province of Baluchistan,
• ii) to illustrate the sociological distinction (or lack of it) between sacré and profane on different planes in the society,
• iii) to make some advance in the theoretical treatment of personality as a sociological factor in leadership.

2. The Baluch in general form a linguistic and sub-cultural unit within...

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Authors: Spooner, B

• Alternative title: a study in the confusion of temporal and spiritual authority
• Publication date: 1967
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: leadership; personality; Baluchistan
• Subjects: Theology and Religion; Political science; Anthropology; Asia