Embroidering at the edge : Mutwa women and change

This dissertation examines how a group of rural Muslim women in Western India are negotiating tradition and identity against a backdrop of dramatic change. The Mutwa are a small Muslim naat, an endogamous group claixning common descent. Originally from Sindh, for the past 8-10 generations they have...

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Main Author: Hardy, Michele Arlene
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14745