Social and Intercultural Relations in Nineteenth-Century Zanzibar: Dressed Identity

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Titre
Social and Intercultural Relations in Nineteenth-Century Zanzibar: Dressed Identity
Créateur
Vander biesen, Ivan
Date
2009
Dans
African and Asian Studies
Résumé
Starting from the nineteenth century descriptive literatures on Zanzibar by authors such as Sir Richard Burton and Charles Guillain, and Salima bint Said-Ruete's autobiography, we can draw a rather detailed picture of the relationship between the different social layers, cultures and genders on Zanzibar. Describing and differentiating the complexity of Zanzibar society in the nineteenth century is the main aim of this paper. The focus is on clothing in order to sketch the social organization of the society and to highlight the cultural relations between the different groups in Zanzibar. The evidence obtained from the description of clothing is used as an eye-opener for the Zanzibar society and this evidence is supported by nineteenth century literature and photography on Zanzibar.
Langue
eng
volume
8
numéro
3
pages
309-331
Titre abrégé
Afr Asian Stud
Social and Intercultural Relations in Nineteenth-Century Zanzibar
doi
10.1163/156921009X458136
issn
1569-2094, 1569-2108

Vander biesen, Ivan, “Social and Intercultural Relations in Nineteenth-Century Zanzibar: Dressed Identity”, 2009, bibliographie, consulté le 8 septembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/2285

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