| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 343 pages) : illustrations |
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ACLS Fellows' Publications
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; 1. Gender and Islam in Dogondoutchi; 2. "Those Who Pray": Religious Transformations in the Colonia land Early Postcolonial Period; 3. Debating Muslims, Disputed Practices: The New Public Face of Islam; 4. When Charisma Comes to Town: Malam Awal or the Making of a Modern Saint; 5. Building a Mosque in the Home of a Spirit: Changing Topographies of Power and Piety; 6. How Is a Girl to Marry without a Bed? Weddings, Wealth, and Women's Value; 7. Fashioning Muslimhood: Dress, Modesty, and the Construction of the Virtuous Woman |
| Summary |
In the small town of Dogondoutchi, Niger, Malam Awal, a charismatic Sufi preacher, was recruited by local Muslim leaders to denounce the practices of reformist Muslims. Malam Awal's message has been viewed as a mixed blessing by Muslim women who have seen new definitions of Islam and Muslim practice impact their place and role in society. This study follows the career of Malam Awal and documents the engagement of women in the religious debates that are refashioning their everyday lives. Adeline Masquelier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Muslim women -- Niger -- Dogondoutchi -- Social conditions
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Women -- Niger -- Dogondoutchi -- Social conditions
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Islam -- Niger -- Dogondoutchi
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
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Islam
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Muslim women -- Social conditions
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Social conditions
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Women -- Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Dogondoutchi (Niger) -- Social conditions
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| Subject |
Niger -- Dogondoutchi
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009010072 |
| ISBN |
9780253003461 |
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0253003466 |
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1282392506 |
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9781282392502 |
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9786612392504 |
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6612392509 |
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