Allah Made Us

Rudolf P. Gaudio is Associate Professor of Anthropology at SUNY, Purchase, where he teaches courses in African, media and performance studies.

• List of Figures viii Acknowledgments ixNotes on Orthography, Translation and Transcription xiii1 Introducing 'Yan Daudu 12 People of the Bariki 293 Out in the Open 614 Women's Talk, Men's Secrets 895 Playing with Faith 1176 Men on Film 1437 Lost and Found in Translation 175Epilogue: May God Keep a Secret 196Glossary of Hausa terms 206Bibliography 210Index 228

"This text provides some challenging insights into the whole arena of identity construction at individual and group levels." (PsycCRITIQUES, January 2010) "Both scholarly and enthralling, Allah Made Us succeeds in introducing us to a fascinating world usually hidden from Western view, as well as making a strong case for how sexual and gender expression and—its transgression—is deeply embedded in individual cultures." (Gay & Lesbian Review, November 2009)