Five women of Sennar
culture and change in central Sudan
by Susan M. Kenyon
"In this second edition of the highly regarded original, five Muslim women and their families from the town of Sennar, Central Sudan, update their life stories. Halima, the hairdresser; Fatima, the market woman; Zachara, the midwife; Bitt al-Jamil, the faith healer; and Naiema, leader of tombura zar spirit possession, each look back on their lives, their families, and their work in accounts that now span more than twenty years. The women's own voices provide insight into how ordinary individuals deal with the challenges of making a living, raising a family, and leading a good life in twentieth-century Sudan while Kenyon situates the narratives in the larger historical and ethnographic context."--ORIGINAL BOOK JACKET.
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Sennar, Sennar (Sudan), Sudan| Edition | Availability |
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Five women of Sennar: culture & change in central Sudan
2004, Waveland Press
in English
- 2nd ed.
1577663136 9781577663133
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Five womenof Sennar: culture and change in Central Sudan
1991, Clarendon
in English
0198278322 9780198278320
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Five women of Sennar: culture and change in central Sudan
1991, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press
in English
0198278322 9780198278320
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-245) and index.
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