Veiling in Africa / edited by Elisha P. Renne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Renne, Elisha P.

Series:

African expressive cultures.

African expressive cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Hijab (Islamic clothing).

Veils--Social aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Veils.

Muslim women--Clothing--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Muslim women.

Muslim women--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social conditions--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-253-00828-X

OCLC:

843881837