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245 1 0 _aVeiling in Africa /edited by Elisha P. Renne.
260 _aBloomington :
_bIndiana University Press,
_c(c)2013.
300 _a1 online resource.
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490 1 _aAfrican expressive cultures
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505 0 0 _tIntroduction: veiling/counter-veiling in Sub-Saharan Africa /
_rElisha P. Renne --
_tVeiling, fashion, and social mobility: a century of change in Zanzibar /
_rLaura Fair --
_tVeiling without veils: modesty and reserve in Tuareg cultural encounters /
_rSusan J. Rasmussen --
_tIntertwined veiling histories in Nigeria /
_rElisha P. Renne --
_tReligious modesty, fashionable glamour, and cultural text: veiling in Senegal /
_rLeslie W. Rabine --
_tModest bodies, stylish selves: fashioning virtue in Niger /
_rAdeline Masquelier --
_t"Should a good Muslim cover her face?" Pilgrimage, veiling, and fundamentalisms in Cameroon /
_rJosé C. M. van Santen --
_tInvoking hijab: the power politics of spaces and employment in Nigeria / --
_tHauwa Mahdi --
_t"We grew up free but here we have to cover our faces": veiling among Oromo refugees in Eastleigh, Kenya /
_rPeri M. Klemm --
_tVulnerability unveiled: Lubna's pants and humanitarian visibility on the verge of Sudan's secession /
_rAmal Hassan Fadlalla.
520 0 _aThe 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
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650 0 _aHijab (Islamic clothing)
_zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
650 0 _aVeils
_xSocial aspects
_zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
650 0 _aMuslim women
_xClothing
_zAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
650 0 _aMuslim women
_zAfrica, Sub-Saharan
_xSocial conditions
_y21st century.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
700 1 _aRenne, Elisha P.
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