Criteria of Favour and Opposition among Swatis to Maintain Autonomy

Abstract

Major focus of this paper is to delineate the traditional system of favour and opposition that is practiced within cultural framework for the maintenance of autonomy and egalitarian ethos among Swatis of District Batagram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Egalitarianism, which is regulated by the notion of autonomy, is the prime cultural value that plays a pivotal role in shaping the overall social structure of the society. Hence, I firstly explain the notion of egalitarianism as is found in the society under study and then would focus on the system of favour and opposition.