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Privately empowered expressing feminism in Islam in northern Nigerian fiction

Title
Privately empowered [electronic resource] : expressing feminism in Islam in northern Nigerian fiction / Shirin Edwin.
Author
Edwin, Shirin.
Publication
Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2016.

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Description
1 online resource (pages cm)
Uniform Title
Privately empowered (Online)
Alternative Title
Privately empowered (Online)
Subject
  • Nigerian fiction (English) > History and criticism
  • Muslim women in literature
  • Feminism > Religious aspects > Islam
  • Islam > Nigeria
  • Nigeria > In literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: Conjugating feminisms: African, Islamic as African-Islamic discourse -- Connecting vocabularies: a grammar of histories, politics, and priorities in African and Islamic feminisms -- Noetic education and Islamic faith: personal transformation in the stillborn -- Historical templates and Islamic disposition: personal journeys in the virtuous woman -- Spiritual legacies and worship: personal spaces in the descendants -- Frequent functions and references: personal solutions in sacred apples and destiny.
LCCN
2016021658
OCLC
ssj0001726950
Author
Edwin, Shirin.
Title
Privately empowered [electronic resource] : expressing feminism in Islam in northern Nigerian fiction / Shirin Edwin.
Imprint
Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2016.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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