Beschreibung:
A rich and engrossing account of 'sexual outlaws' in theHausa-speaking region of northern Nigeria, where Islamic lawrequires strict separation of the sexes and different rules ofbehavior for women and men in virtually every facet of life.* The first ethnographic study of sexual minorities in Africa,and one of very few works on sexual minorities in the Islamicworld* Engagingly written, combining innovative, ethnographicnarrative with analyses of sociolinguistic transcripts, historicaltexts, and popular media, including video, film, newspapers, andsong-poetry* Analyzes the social experiences and expressive culture of'yan daudu (feminine men in Nigerian Hausaland) in relationto local, national, and global debates over gender and sexuality atthe turn of the twenty-first century* Winner of the 2009 Ruth Benedict Prize in the category of"Outstanding Monograph"