Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches

Chapter IX

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Afghan Mullahs

No priesthood in Islam--Yet the Mullahs ubiquitous--Their great influence--Theological refinements--The power of a charm--Bazaar disputations--A friend in need--A frontier Pope--In a Militia post--A long ride--A local Canterbury--An enemy becomes a friend--The ghazi fanatic--An outrage on an English officer 114-125