Abdullahi Ali Ibra (1 results)

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp.xiii, [1], 208; map, 3 figures in the text; fine copy in original green cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine. Without a jacket, as issued. Glossary occupies the final 16 pages. The contents include an introduction on The Politics of Shariah-mindedness; and chapters on: 1. On Men and Genres; 2. Sahir and the Fantasy of Difference; 3. Discourse and the Bridle of Shariah; 4. Sahir Performance and Theory; 5. Which Way Mimicry?; and, 6. A Corridor of Voices: The Genres of Sahrah. …