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245 0 0 _aVeiling in Africa /
_cedited by Elisha P. Renne.
264 1 _aBloomington :
_bIndiana University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aAfrican expressive cultures
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tIntroduction: veiling/counter-veiling in Sub-Saharan Africa /
_rElisha P. Renne --
_gPart 1. Veiling histories and modernities --
_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 --
_gPart 2. Veiling and fashion --
_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 --
_gPart 3. Veiling/counter-veiling --
_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.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
520 _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
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.
650 7 _aHijab (Islamic clothing)
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650 7 _aMuslim women
_xClothing.
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_0(OCoLC)fst01200121
650 7 _aMuslim women
_xSocial conditions.
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650 7 _aVeils
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651 7 _aAfrica, Sub-Saharan.
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650 7 _aHEALTH & FITNESS / Beauty & Grooming
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648 7 _a2000 - 2099
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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700 1 _aRenne, Elisha P.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tVeiling in Africa.
_dBloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013
_z9780253008145
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830 0 _aAfrican expressive cultures.
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