Allah made us : sexual outlaws in an Islamic African city

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    • Gaudio, Rudolf Pell

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Allah made us : sexual outlaws in an Islamic African city

Rudolf Pell Gaudio

(New directions in ethnography, 3)

Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-227) and index

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ISBN 9781405152518

内容説明

A rich and engrossing account of 'sexual outlaws' in the Hausa-speaking region of northern Nigeria, where Islamic law requires strict separation of the sexes and different rules of behavior for women and men in virtually every facet of life. * The first ethnographic study of sexual minorities in Africa, and one of very few works on sexual minorities in the Islamic world * Engagingly written, combining innovative, ethnographic narrative with analyses of sociolinguistic transcripts, historical texts, and popular media, including video, film, newspapers, and song-poetry * Analyzes the social experiences and expressive culture of 'yan daudu (feminine men in Nigerian Hausaland) in relation to local, national, and global debates over gender and sexuality at the turn of the twenty-first century * Winner of the 2009 Ruth Benedict Prize in the category of "Outstanding Monograph"

目次

List of Figures viii Acknowledgments ix Notes on Orthography, Translation and Transcription xiii 1 Introducing 'Yan Daudu 1 2 People of the Bariki 29 3 Out in the Open 61 4 Women's Talk, Men's Secrets 89 5 Playing with Faith 117 6 Men on Film 143 7 Lost and Found in Translation 175 Epilogue: May God Keep a Secret 196 Glossary of Hausa terms 206 Bibliography 210 Index 228
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: pbk ISBN 9781405152525

内容説明

A rich and engrossing account of 'sexual outlaws' in the Hausa-speaking region of northern Nigeria, where Islamic law requires strict separation of the sexes and different rules of behavior for women and men in virtually every facet of life. The first ethnographic study of sexual minorities in Africa, and one of very few works on sexual minorities in the Islamic world Engagingly written, combining innovative, ethnographic narrative with analyses of sociolinguistic transcripts, historical texts, and popular media, including video, film, newspapers, and song-poetry Analyzes the social experiences and expressive culture of 'yan daudu (feminine men in Nigerian Hausaland) in relation to local, national, and global debates over gender and sexuality at the turn of the twenty-first century Winner of the 2009 Ruth Benedict Prize in the category of "Outstanding Monograph"

目次

List of Figures viii Acknowledgments ix Notes on Orthography, Translation and Transcription xiii 1 Introducing 'Yan Daudu 1 2 People of the Bariki 29 3 Out in the Open 61 4 Women's Talk, Men's Secrets 89 5 Playing with Faith 117 6 Men on Film 143 7 Lost and Found in Translation 175 Epilogue: May God Keep a Secret 196 Glossary of Hausa terms 206 Bibliography 210 Index 228

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