Veiling in Africa [electronic resource] /
edited by Elisha P. Renne.
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.
- 238 p. : ill.
- African expressive cultures .
- African expressive cultures. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 / Elisha P. Renne -- Laura Fair -- Susan J. Rasmussen -- Elisha P. Renne -- Leslie W. Rabine -- Adeline Masquelier -- Jos�e C. M. van Santen -- Peri M. Klemm -- Amal Hassan Fadlalla. Part 1. Veiling histories and modernities -- Part 2. Veiling and fashion -- Part 3. Veiling/counter-veiling --
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Veils--Social aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Muslim women--Clothing--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Muslim women--Social conditions--Africa, Sub-Saharan--21st century.
Electronic books.
BP190.5.H44 / V45 2013eb
391.20882970967
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 / Elisha P. Renne -- Laura Fair -- Susan J. Rasmussen -- Elisha P. Renne -- Leslie W. Rabine -- Adeline Masquelier -- Jos�e C. M. van Santen -- Peri M. Klemm -- Amal Hassan Fadlalla. Part 1. Veiling histories and modernities -- Part 2. Veiling and fashion -- Part 3. Veiling/counter-veiling --
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Veils--Social aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Muslim women--Clothing--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Muslim women--Social conditions--Africa, Sub-Saharan--21st century.
Electronic books.
BP190.5.H44 / V45 2013eb
391.20882970967