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Gendered lives in the Western Indian Ocean : Islam, marriage, and sexuality on the Swahili coast / / edited by Erin E. Stiles and Katrina Daly Thompson
| Gendered lives in the Western Indian Ocean : Islam, marriage, and sexuality on the Swahili coast / / edited by Erin E. Stiles and Katrina Daly Thompson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.409678/1 |
| Collana | Indian Ocean Studies Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Tanzania - Zanzibar - Social conditions
Muslim women - Tanzania - Zanzibar - Social conditions Sex - Religious aspects - Islam |
| ISBN | 0-8214-4543-X |
| Classificazione | SOC032000REL037000REL000000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 Intentions in a Swahili Muslim Village / Susi Krehbiel Keefe -- Afterword: Understanding Gendered Lives through Intimate and Global Perspectives / Susan F. Hirsch -- Glossary -- References -- Contributors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797602103321 |
| Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gendered lives in the Western Indian Ocean : Islam, marriage, and sexuality on the Swahili coast / / edited by Erin E. Stiles and Katrina Daly Thompson
| Gendered lives in the Western Indian Ocean : Islam, marriage, and sexuality on the Swahili coast / / edited by Erin E. Stiles and Katrina Daly Thompson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.409678/1 |
| Collana | Indian Ocean Studies Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Tanzania - Zanzibar - Social conditions
Muslim women - Tanzania - Zanzibar - Social conditions Sex - Religious aspects - Islam |
| ISBN | 0-8214-4543-X |
| Classificazione | SOC032000REL037000REL000000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 Intentions in a Swahili Muslim Village / Susi Krehbiel Keefe -- Afterword: Understanding Gendered Lives through Intimate and Global Perspectives / Susan F. Hirsch -- Glossary -- References -- Contributors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808562203321 |
| Athens, Ohio : , : Ohio University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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