| Description |
238 p. : ill. |
| Series |
African expressive cultures |
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African expressive cultures.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: veiling/counter-veiling in Sub-Saharan Africa / Elisha P. Renne -- Part 1. Veiling histories and modernities -- Veiling, fashion, and social mobility: a century of change in Zanzibar / Laura Fair -- Veiling without veils: modesty and reserve in Tuareg cultural encounters / Susan J. Rasmussen -- Intertwined veiling histories in Nigeria / Elisha P. Renne -- Part 2. Veiling and fashion -- Religious modesty, fashionable glamour, and cultural text: veiling in Senegal / Leslie W. Rabine -- Modest bodies, stylish selves: fashioning virtue in Niger / Adeline Masquelier -- "Should a good Muslim cover her face?" Pilgrimage, veiling, and fundamentalisms in Cameroon / Jose C. M. van Santen -- Part 3. Veiling/counter-veiling -- Invoking hijab: the power politics of spaces and employment in Nigeria / Hauwa Mahdi -- "We grew up free but here we have to cover our faces": veiling among Oromo refugees in Eastleigh, Kenya / Peri M. Klemm -- Vulnerability unveiled: Lubna's pants and humanitarian visibility on the verge of Sudan's secession / Amal Hassan Fadlalla. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Veils -- Social aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Muslim women -- Clothing -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Muslim women -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Renne, Elisha P.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780253008145 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780253008206 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780253008282 (electronic bk.) |
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