Veils, Turbans, and Islamic Reform in Northern Nigeria

by Elisha P Renne and Elisha P. Renne

Book Overview

Veils, Turbans, and Islamic Reform in Northern Nigeria tells the story of Islamic reform from the perspective of dress, textile production, trade, and pilgrimage over the past 200 years. As Islamic reformers have sought to address societal problems such as poverty, inequality, ignorance, unemployment, extravagance, and corruption, they have used textiles as a means to express their religious positions on these concerns. Home first to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253036550
• ISBN13: 9780253036551
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher