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Allah Made Us: Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City
Rudolf Pell Gaudio
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Description for Allah Made Us: Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City
Paperback. A rich and engrossing account of 'sexual outlaws' in the Hausa-speaking region of northern Nigeria under Shari'a law, this text provides the first ethnographic study of sexual minorities in Africa, and one of very few works on sexual minorities in the Islamic world. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
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.
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 ... Read more
- Winner of the 2009 Ruth Benedict Prize in the category of "Outstanding Monograph"
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
New Directions in Ethnography
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405152525
SKU
V9781405152525
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99-50
About Rudolf Pell Gaudio
Rudolf P. Gaudio is Associate Professor of Anthropology at SUNY, Purchase, where he teaches courses in African, media and performance studies.
Reviews for Allah Made Us: Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City
"This text provides some challenging insights into the whole arena of identity construction at individual and group levels." (PsycCRITIQUES, January 2010) "Both scholarly and enthralling, Allah Made Us succeeds in introducing us to a fascinating world usually hidden from Western view, as well as making a strong case for how sexual and gender expression and—its ... Read more