Veiling in Africa

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Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Andere auteurs: Renne, Elisha P.
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.
Reeks:African expressive cultures.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • 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.