Hadija's story :: diaspora, gender, and belonging in the Cameroon Grassfields /
In 1952, a woman named Hadija was brought to trial in an Islamic courtroom in the Cameroon Grassfields on a charge of bigamy. Quickly, however, the court proceedings turned to the question of whether she had been the wife or the slave-concubine of her deceased husband. In tandem with other court cas...
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Zusammenfassung: | In 1952, a woman named Hadija was brought to trial in an Islamic courtroom in the Cameroon Grassfields on a charge of bigamy. Quickly, however, the court proceedings turned to the question of whether she had been the wife or the slave-concubine of her deceased husband. In tandem with other court cases of the day, Harmony O'Rourke illuminates a set of contestations in which marriage, slavery, morality, memory, inheritance, status, and identity were at stake for Muslim Hausa migrants, especially women. As she tells Hadija's story, O'Rourke disrupts dominant patriarchal and colonial narratives that have emphasized male activities and projects to assert cultural distinctiveness, and she brings forward a new set of women's issues involving concerns for personal prosperity, the continuation of generations, and Islamic religious expectations in communities separated by long distances. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780253023896 0253023890 |
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spelling | O'Rourke, Harmony, author. Hadija's story : diaspora, gender, and belonging in the Cameroon Grassfields / Harmony O'Rourke. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2017. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Worthy subjects" -- "People of the north" -- Slave or daughter? -- First reversal: marriage and enslavement -- Second reversal: death and survival -- Third reversal: conflict and judgment. Print version record. In 1952, a woman named Hadija was brought to trial in an Islamic courtroom in the Cameroon Grassfields on a charge of bigamy. Quickly, however, the court proceedings turned to the question of whether she had been the wife or the slave-concubine of her deceased husband. In tandem with other court cases of the day, Harmony O'Rourke illuminates a set of contestations in which marriage, slavery, morality, memory, inheritance, status, and identity were at stake for Muslim Hausa migrants, especially women. As she tells Hadija's story, O'Rourke disrupts dominant patriarchal and colonial narratives that have emphasized male activities and projects to assert cultural distinctiveness, and she brings forward a new set of women's issues involving concerns for personal prosperity, the continuation of generations, and Islamic religious expectations in communities separated by long distances. Hausa (African people) Cameroon. Hausa (African people) Marriage customs and rites. Women, Hausa Cameroon Social conditions. Marriage customs and rites Cameroon. Islamic marriage customs and rites Cameroon. Haoussa (Peuple d'Afrique) Cameroun. Haoussa (Peuple d'Afrique) Rites et cérémonies du mariage. Femmes haoussa Cameroun Conditions sociales. Mariage Rites et cérémonies Cameroun. Mariage Rites et cérémonies islamiques Cameroun. POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Cultural Policy. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Popular Culture. bisacsh HISTORY Africa West. bisacsh Hausa (African people) fast Hausa (African people) Marriage customs and rites fast Islamic marriage customs and rites fast Marriage customs and rites fast Cameroon fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrrCCJKHyfBgbQyKWtR8C Print version: O'Rourke, Harmony. Hadija's story. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2017 9780253023759 (DLC) 2016034703 (OCoLC)945947697 |
spellingShingle | O'Rourke, Harmony Hadija's story : diaspora, gender, and belonging in the Cameroon Grassfields / "Worthy subjects" -- "People of the north" -- Slave or daughter? -- First reversal: marriage and enslavement -- Second reversal: death and survival -- Third reversal: conflict and judgment. Hausa (African people) Cameroon. Hausa (African people) Marriage customs and rites. Women, Hausa Cameroon Social conditions. Marriage customs and rites Cameroon. Islamic marriage customs and rites Cameroon. Haoussa (Peuple d'Afrique) Cameroun. Haoussa (Peuple d'Afrique) Rites et cérémonies du mariage. Femmes haoussa Cameroun Conditions sociales. Mariage Rites et cérémonies Cameroun. Mariage Rites et cérémonies islamiques Cameroun. POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Cultural Policy. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Popular Culture. bisacsh HISTORY Africa West. bisacsh Hausa (African people) fast Hausa (African people) Marriage customs and rites fast Islamic marriage customs and rites fast Marriage customs and rites fast |
title | Hadija's story : diaspora, gender, and belonging in the Cameroon Grassfields / |
title_auth | Hadija's story : diaspora, gender, and belonging in the Cameroon Grassfields / |
title_exact_search | Hadija's story : diaspora, gender, and belonging in the Cameroon Grassfields / |
title_full | Hadija's story : diaspora, gender, and belonging in the Cameroon Grassfields / Harmony O'Rourke. |
title_fullStr | Hadija's story : diaspora, gender, and belonging in the Cameroon Grassfields / Harmony O'Rourke. |
title_full_unstemmed | Hadija's story : diaspora, gender, and belonging in the Cameroon Grassfields / Harmony O'Rourke. |
title_short | Hadija's story : |
title_sort | hadija s story diaspora gender and belonging in the cameroon grassfields |
title_sub | diaspora, gender, and belonging in the Cameroon Grassfields / |
topic | Hausa (African people) Cameroon. Hausa (African people) Marriage customs and rites. Women, Hausa Cameroon Social conditions. Marriage customs and rites Cameroon. Islamic marriage customs and rites Cameroon. Haoussa (Peuple d'Afrique) Cameroun. Haoussa (Peuple d'Afrique) Rites et cérémonies du mariage. Femmes haoussa Cameroun Conditions sociales. Mariage Rites et cérémonies Cameroun. Mariage Rites et cérémonies islamiques Cameroun. POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Cultural Policy. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Popular Culture. bisacsh HISTORY Africa West. bisacsh Hausa (African people) fast Hausa (African people) Marriage customs and rites fast Islamic marriage customs and rites fast Marriage customs and rites fast |
topic_facet | Hausa (African people) Cameroon. Hausa (African people) Marriage customs and rites. Women, Hausa Cameroon Social conditions. Marriage customs and rites Cameroon. Islamic marriage customs and rites Cameroon. Haoussa (Peuple d'Afrique) Cameroun. Haoussa (Peuple d'Afrique) Rites et cérémonies du mariage. Femmes haoussa Cameroun Conditions sociales. Mariage Rites et cérémonies Cameroun. Mariage Rites et cérémonies islamiques Cameroun. POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE Popular Culture. HISTORY Africa West. Hausa (African people) Hausa (African people) Marriage customs and rites Islamic marriage customs and rites Marriage customs and rites Cameroon |
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