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Though sharing many terms of debate, Fulbe persons passionately argue about Muslim ideals and 'pagan' practices, about Fulbe tradition and national reform, and about local histories and global flows. In Fulbe culture, social worlds are articulated and transformed through narrative and embodied performance.
List of contents
1 FULBENESS, HISTORY, AND CULTURAL PLURALISM, 2 PULAAKU AND EMBODIMENT IN EVERYDAY LIFE, 3 ON CHEAP CLOTH, BAD SAUCE, AND THE FRAGILITY OF MARRIAGE, 4 FORGING ISLAMIC MANHOOD, 5 DANGEROUS AFFECTIONS, 6 INTIMATE OTHERS, 7 DOMAAYO AND THE WORLD BANK, CONCLUSION
About the author
Helen A. Regis is assistant professor of anthropology at Louisiana State University. She is coauthor (with John Bartkowski) of Charitable Choices: Religion, Race, and Poverty in the Post-Welfare Era and is currently writing a book on race, politics, and performance in New Orleans.
Summary
Though sharing many terms of debate, Fulbe persons passionately argue about Muslim ideals and 'pagan' practices, about Fulbe tradition and national reform, and about local histories and global flows. In Fulbe culture, social worlds are articulated and transformed through narrative and embodied performance.
