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Allah made us : sexual outlaws in an Islamic African city
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This text presents an 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 behaviour for wo...
This text presents an 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 behaviour for women and men in virtually every facet of life.
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- Creator
- Rudolf Pell Gaudio
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
- Physical Details
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- xv, 237 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781405152518, 9781405152525, 1405152516, 9786612117237, 9781444310528, 1444310534, 1444310526, 1282117238, 1444356623, 9781444310535, 9781444356625, 1405152524
- OCLC
- ocn268790689, ocn429073520, ocn352861297
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-227) and index.
- Introducing 'yan daudu -- People of the bariki -- Out in the open -- Women's talk, men's secrets -- Playing with faith -- Men on film -- Lost and found in translation -- Epilogue : May God keep a secret
Subjects
- Sexual minorities -- Nigeria -- Kano.
- Prostitution -- Nigeria -- Kano.
- Sex role -- Nigeria -- Kano.
- Sex customs -- Nigeria -- Kano.
- Islamic law -- Social aspects -- Nigeria -- Kano.
- Muslims -- Nigeria -- Kano -- Social life and customs.
- Hausa (African people) -- Nigeria -- Kano -- Social life and customs.
- Kano (Nigeria) -- Social life and customs.
- Kano (Nigeria) -- Religious life and customs.
- Kano (Nigeria) -- Biography.