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Title Women Reconfiguring Esoteric Economies | ||
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http://hdl.handle.net/1887/17132 | ||
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Date 2007 | ||
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Author(s) Gemmeke, A. | ||
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Abstract This article examines the ways in which women construct expert status and gain authority as marabouts among a largely sceptical suburban population. The experiences of two female marabouts in surburban Dakar highlight how expertise is negotiated, legitimated, and publicly recognized. The author suggests that the women's success can be explained by migration and urbanization: the suburban environment, filled with migrants looking for their livelihood in an insecure place, creates opportunities for women to engage actively in esoteric Islamic practices. | ||
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Subject(s) Senegal | ||
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Language en_US | ||
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Publisher ISIM, Leiden | ||
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Type of publication Article / Letter to editor | ||
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Format 198480 bytes; application/pdf | ||
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Source 19; 1; 36; 37; 2; ISIM Review | ||
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Repository Leiden - University of Leiden 
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