01567nam a22002057a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802801130007608200140018910000250020324500870022826000450031530000230036036500090038352008810039265000200127365000190129365000250131270000240133720250121135854.0250121b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781405152525  a: Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd.b: 4794/23, 1st Floor, 7, Ansari Road, New Delhi.c: TB3374d: 07/01/2025  a306.7 GAU  aGaudio, Rudolf Pell.  aAllah Made Usb: Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City.c/ Rudolf Pell Gaudio.  a, New Yorkb: John Wiley & Sonsc, 2009.  axv, 237p.c: 24cm.  b2988  aA rich and engrossing account of 'sexual outlaws' in the Hausa-speaking region of northern Nigeria, where Islamic law requires strict separation of the sexes and different rules of behavior 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 Islamic world
Engagingly written, combining innovative, ethnographic narrative with analyses of sociolinguistic transcripts, historical texts, and popular media, including video, film, newspapers, and song-poetry
Analyzes the social experiences and expressive culture of ‘yan daudu (feminine men in Nigerian Hausaland) in relation to local, national, and global debates over gender and sexuality at the turn of the twenty-first century
Winner of the 2009 Ruth Benedict Prize in the category of "Outstanding Monograph"  aIslamic African  aSexual outlaws  aIslamic African City  aRudolf Pell Gaudio