The heritage of Islam : women, religion, and politics in West Africa /

Does religion shape society less or more than society shapes it? Less, according to this solidly researched study of the comparative status of Muslim women in northern Nigeria and Senegal. Historically and geographically less exposed to Western influences than Senegal, northern Nigeria today seclude...

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Main Author:	Callaway, Barbara
Other Authors:	Creevey, Lucy E.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner, 1994.
Subjects:	Börngen, ... Women > Africa, West > Social conditions. Women (Islamic law) > Africa, West. Muslim women > Nigeria. Muslim women > Senegal. Islam > Social aspects > Africa, West. Femmes > Afrique occidentale > Conditions sociales. Femmes > Droit islamique > Législation > Afrique occidentale. Musulmanes > Nigeria. Musulmanes > Sénégal. Islam > Aspect social > Afrique occidentale. Islam > Social aspects. Muslim women. Women (Islamic law) Women > Social conditions. Islam Politik Religion Vrouwen. Islam. Politieke verandering. Muslim women > Africa, West. Femmes > Statut juridique (droit islamique) > Afrique occidentale. Frau West Africa. Nigeria. Senegal. Westafrika Islam > Women West Africa