Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Veiling in Africa: African Expressive Cultures

Autor Elisha P. Renne, Laura Fair, Susan J. Rasmussen, Leslie Wahl Rabine, Adeline Masquelier
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 iun 2013
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 fashionable glamour.
Citește tot Restrânge

Din seria African Expressive Cultures

Preț: 17913 lei

Nou

Puncte Express: 269

Preț estimativ în valută:
3429 3565$ 2843£

Carte tipărită la comandă

Livrare economică 08-22 februarie 25

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253008206
ISBN-10: 0253008204
Pagini: 248
Ilustrații: 8 color illus., 31 b&w illus.
Dimensiuni: 154 x 236 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
Seria African Expressive Cultures


Cuprins

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Veiling/Counter-Veiling in sub-Saharan Africa Elisha Renne Part I. Veiling Histories & Modernities 1. Veiling, Fashion and Social Mobility: A Century of Change in Zanzibar Laura Fair; 2. Veiling Without Veils: Modesty and Reserve in Tuareg Cultural Encounters Susan Rasmussen ; 3. Interwined Veiling Histories in Nigeria Elisha Renne Part II. Veiling & Fashion 4. Religious Modesty, Fashionable Glamour, and Cultural Text: Veiling in Senegal Leslie Rabine ; 5. Modest Bodies, Stylish Selves: Fashioning Virtue in Niger Adeline Masquelier ; 6. "Should a Good Muslim Cover Her Face?" Pilgrimage, Veiling, and Fundamentalisms in Cameroon José C. M. van SantenPart III. Veiling/Counter-Veiling 7. Invoking Hijab: The Power Politics of Spaces and Employment in Nigeria Hauwa Mahdi ; 8. "We Grew Up Free but Here We Have to Cover Our Faces": Veiling among Oromo Refugees in Eastleigh, Kenya Peri M. Klemm ; 9. Vulnerability Unveiled: Lubna's Pants and Humanitarian Visibility at the Verge of Sudan's Secession Amal H. Fadlalla List of Contributors Index

Recenzii

"Explores the many meanings and uses of veiling which is so often treated as a monolithic phenomenon emblematic of Islam in different African and African diaspora contexts." Emma Tarlo, Goldsmiths, University of London "Although Islam has existed in Africa for more than one thousand years, its influence on material expressive culture (dress, sculpture, painting, architecture) has not been as well explored as indigenous religious and cultural traditions. This volume examines the complex histories, politics, and experiences of wearing Islamic dress in sub-Saharan Africa." Heather Marie Akou, Indiana University Bloomington

Notă biografică


Descriere

Raises questions about what is distinctive about veiling in Africa and what religious histories or practices are reflected in particular uses of the veil