04745cam a2200793Ii 4500 ocn843881837 OCoLC 20200709055827.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130521s2013 inu ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda N$T YDXCP IDEBK MHW E7B CDX P@U OCLCF ZXC N$T 843337492 9780253008282 (electronic bk.) 025300828X (electronic bk.) 9780253008145 025300814X 9780253008206 0253008204 1299584764 (ebk) 9781299584761 (ebk) NZ1 15317718 (OCoLC)843881837 (OCoLC)843337492 578504 (N$T) 489726 MIL fb----- BP190.5.H44 V45 2013eb HEA 003000 bisacsh 391.20882970967 23 N$TA Veiling in Africa / edited by Elisha P. Renne. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier African expressive cultures Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Description based on print version record. 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 Hijab (Islamic clothing) Africa, Sub-Saharan. Veils Social aspects Africa, Sub-Saharan. Muslim women Clothing Africa, Sub-Saharan. Muslim women Africa, Sub-Saharan Social conditions 21st century. Hijab (Islamic clothing) fast (OCoLC)fst01200122 Muslim women Clothing. fast (OCoLC)fst01200121 Muslim women Social conditions. fast (OCoLC)fst01031015 Veils Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01165044 Africa, Sub-Saharan. fast (OCoLC)fst01239520 HEALTH & FITNESS / Beauty & Grooming bisacsh 2000 - 2099 fast Electronic books. Electronic books. local Renne, Elisha P. Print version: Veiling in Africa. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013 9780253008145 (DLC) 2012049581 (OCoLC)783167568 African expressive cultures. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=578504 MyiLibrary http://lib.myilibrary.com?id=489726 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10698305 ebrary http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780253008282/ Project MUSE EBSCOhost EBSC 578504 YBP Library Services YANK 9991003 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis25451390 ebrary EBRY ebr10698305 Coutts Information Services COUT 25451390 Project MUSE MUSE muse29054 02 N$T 53180 53180