Five women of Sennar : culture and change in central Sudan /
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| Author / Creator: | Kenyon, Susan M. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1991. |
| Description: | vii, 262 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford studies in African affairs |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1139701 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Culture and Society in Contemporary Sennar
- The Town of Sennar
- Society and Kinship in Sennar
- Women and Religious Life
- Women and Work in Sennar
- 2. Al-Mushata: Traditional Hairdresser
- Halima al-Mushata (1981)
- Hajja Halima (2001)
- 3. Sitt al-Kushuk: Market Woman
- Fatima Sitt al-Kushuk (1981)
- Fatima and the Women's Market (2001)
- 4. Al-Daiya: District Midwife
- Zachara al-Daiya (1981)
- Hajja Zachara the Midwife (2001)
- 5. Servant of God: Faith-Healer and Seeress
- Bitt al-Jamil (1981)
- Bitt al-Jamil at Work (October 1981)
- Zachara Jamil (1929-1998)
- 6. Al-Umiya of Tombura Zar: Leader of a Spirit Possession/Healing Group
- Naeima al-Umiya (1981)
- Extracts from Sennar Tombura Zar: Visits with Shirumbay (1981)
- Naeima, Umiya of Tombura (2001)
- 7. Al-Sudaniyin: Sudanese Women and Their World
- Sennar, 2001
- Continuity and Change in Central Sudan
- Final Comments
- Glossary of Sudanese Arabic Terms
- References Cited