| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| 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 / José 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. |
| Summary |
The tradition of the veil, which refers to various cloth coverings of the head, face, and body, has been little studied in Africa, where Islam has been present for more than a thousand years. These lively essays raise questions about what is distinctive about veiling in Africa, what religious histories or practices are reflected in particular uses of the veil, and how styles of veils have changed in response to contemporary events. Together, they explore the diversity of meanings and experiences with the veil, revealing it as both an object of Muslim piety and an expression of glamorous fas |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hijab (Islamic clothing) -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Hijab (Islamic clothing) |
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Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Veils -- Social aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Veils -- Social aspects. |
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Veils. |
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Muslim women -- Clothing -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Muslim women -- Clothing. |
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Muslim women -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Muslim women. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Afrika. |
| Chronological Term |
2000 - 2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Renne, Elisha P.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Veiling in Africa. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013 9780253008145 (DLC) 2012049581 (OCoLC)783167568 |
| ISBN |
9780253008282 electronic book |
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025300828X electronic book |
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1299584764 electronic book |
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9781299584761 electronic book |
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9780253008145 |
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025300814X |
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9780253008206 |
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0253008204 |
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