Women and Islamic revival in a West African town / Adeline Masquelier.

Author/creator Masquelier, Adeline Marie, 1960-
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press,
Descriptionxxviii, 343 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Gender and Islam in Dogondoutchi -- "Those who pray": religious transformations in the colonial and early postcolonial period -- Debating Muslims, disputed practices: the new public face of Islam -- When charisma comes to town: Malam Awal or the making of a modern saint -- Building a mosque in the home of a spirit: changing topographies of power and piety -- How is a girl to marry without a bed? Weddings, wealth, and women's value -- Fashioning Muslimhood: dress, modesty, and the construction of the virtuous woman -- "The fart does not light the fire": "bad" women, "true" believers, and the reconfiguration of moral domesticity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 313-332) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009010072
ISBN9780253353665 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780253215130 (pbk : alk. paper)

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