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- catalog abstract ""In this second edition of the highly regarded original, five Muslim women and their families from the town of Sennar, Central Sudan, update their life stories. Halima, the hairdresser; Fatima, the market woman; Zachara, the midwife; Bitt al-Jamil, the faith healer; and Naiema, leader of tombura zar spirit possession, each look back on their lives, their families, and their work in accounts that now span more than twenty years. The women's own voices provide insight into how ordinary individuals deal with the challenges of making a living, raising a family, and leading a good life in twentieth-century Sudan while Kenyon situates the narratives in the larger historical and ethnographic context."--ORIGINAL BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog alternative "Anthropology online. net".
- catalog contributor b13126148.
- catalog coverage "Sennar (Sudan) Social conditions.".
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""In this second edition of the highly regarded original, five Muslim women and their families from the town of Sennar, Central Sudan, update their life stories. Halima, the hairdresser; Fatima, the market woman; Zachara, the midwife; Bitt al-Jamil, the faith healer; and Naiema, leader of tombura zar spirit possession, each look back on their lives, their families, and their work in accounts that now span more than twenty years. The women's own voices provide insight into how ordinary individuals deal with the challenges of making a living, raising a family, and leading a good life in twentieth-century Sudan while Kenyon situates the narratives in the larger historical and ethnographic context."--ORIGINAL BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Culture and Society in Contemporary Sennar -- The Town of Sennar -- Society and Kinship in Sennar -- Women and Religious Life -- Women and Work in Sennar -- Al-Mushata: Traditional Hairdresser -- Halima al-Mushata (1981) -- Hajja Halima (2001) -- Sitt al-Kushuk: Market Woman -- Fatima Sitt al-Kushuk (1981) -- Fatima and the Women's Market (2001) -- Al-Daiya: District Midwife -- Zachara al-Daiya (1981) -- Hajja Zachara the Midwife (2001) -- Servant of God: Faith-Healer and Seeress -- Bitt al-Jamil (1981) -- Bitt al-Jamil at Work (October 1981) -- Zachara Jamil (1929-1998) -- Al-Umiya of Tombura Zar: Leader of a Spirit Possession/Healing Group -- Naeima al-Umiya (1981) -- Extracts from Sennar Tombura Zar: Visits with Shirumbay (1981) -- Naeima, Umiya of Tombura (2001) -- Al-Sudaniyin: Sudanese Women and Their World -- Sennar, 2001 -- Continuity and Change in Central Sudan.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-237).".
- catalog hasFormat "Five women of Sennar.".
- catalog identifier "1577663136".
- catalog isFormatOf "Five women of Sennar.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Long Grove, Il. : Waveland Press, Inc. ;".
- catalog relation "Five women of Sennar.".
- catalog spatial "Sennar (Sudan) Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Sudan Sennar.".
- catalog subject "HQ1793.5.Z9 S464 2004".
- catalog subject "Women Sudan Sennar.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Culture and Society in Contemporary Sennar -- The Town of Sennar -- Society and Kinship in Sennar -- Women and Religious Life -- Women and Work in Sennar -- Al-Mushata: Traditional Hairdresser -- Halima al-Mushata (1981) -- Hajja Halima (2001) -- Sitt al-Kushuk: Market Woman -- Fatima Sitt al-Kushuk (1981) -- Fatima and the Women's Market (2001) -- Al-Daiya: District Midwife -- Zachara al-Daiya (1981) -- Hajja Zachara the Midwife (2001) -- Servant of God: Faith-Healer and Seeress -- Bitt al-Jamil (1981) -- Bitt al-Jamil at Work (October 1981) -- Zachara Jamil (1929-1998) -- Al-Umiya of Tombura Zar: Leader of a Spirit Possession/Healing Group -- Naeima al-Umiya (1981) -- Extracts from Sennar Tombura Zar: Visits with Shirumbay (1981) -- Naeima, Umiya of Tombura (2001) -- Al-Sudaniyin: Sudanese Women and Their World -- Sennar, 2001 -- Continuity and Change in Central Sudan.".
- catalog title "Five women of Sennar : culture & change in central Sudan / Susan M. Kenyon.".
- catalog type "text".