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UNINA9910808562203321 |
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Titolo |
Gendered lives in the Western Indian Ocean : Islam, marriage, and sexuality on the Swahili coast / / edited by Erin E. Stiles and Katrina Daly Thompson |
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Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (259 p.) |
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Collana |
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Indian Ocean Studies Series |
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Classificazione |
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SOC032000REL037000REL000000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Tanzania - Zanzibar - Social conditions |
Muslim women - Tanzania - Zanzibar - Social conditions |
Sex - Religious aspects - Islam |
Tanzania Social conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Schoolgirls and Women Teachers: Colonial Education and the Shifting Boundaries between Girls and Women in Zanzibar / Corrie Decker -- 2. The Value of a Marriage: Missionaries, Ex-slaves, and the Legal Debates over Marriage in Colonial Pemba Island / Elisabeth McMahon -- 3. Two Weddings in Northern Mafia: Changes in Women's Lives since the 1960s / Pat Caplan -- 4. Pleasure and Danger: Muslim Views on Sex and Gender in Zanzibar / Nadine Beckmann -- 5. Sex and School on the Southern Swahili Coast: Adolescent Sexuality in the Context of Expanding Education in Rural Mtwara, Tanzania / Meghan Halley -- 6. Learning to Use Swahili Profanity and Sacred Speech: The Embodied Socialization of a Muslim Bride in Zanzibar Town / Katrina Daly Thompson -- 7. Pleasure and Prohibitions: Reflections on Gender, Knowledge, and Sexuality in Zanzibar Town / Kjersti Larsen -- 8. Unsuitable Husbands: Allegations of Impotence in Zanzibari Divorce Suits / Erin E. Stiles -- 9. Forming and Performing Swahili Manhood: Wedding Rituals of a Groom in Lamu Town / Rebecca Gearhart -- 10. Spirit Possession and Masculinity in Swahili Society / Linda L. Giles -- 11. Being a Good Muslim Man: Modern Aspirations and Polygynous |
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