Veiling in Africa / edited by Elisha P. Renne.
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| Superior document: | African expressive cultures |
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | African expressive cultures.
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| Physical Description: | 238 p. :; ill. |
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| Other title: | Introduction: veiling/counter-veiling in Sub-Saharan Africa / Veiling, fashion, and social mobility: a century of change in Zanzibar / Veiling without veils: modesty and reserve in Tuareg cultural encounters / Intertwined veiling histories in Nigeria / Religious modesty, fashionable glamour, and cultural text: veiling in Senegal / Modest bodies, stylish selves: fashioning virtue in Niger / "Should a good Muslim cover her face?" Pilgrimage, veiling, and fundamentalisms in Cameroon / 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 / Vulnerability unveiled: Lubna's pants and humanitarian visibility on the verge of Sudan's secession / |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253008145 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780253008206 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780253008282 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Elisha P. Renne. |