Title:
What is veiling? / Sahar Amer.
Author:
Amer, Sahar.
Publication Information:
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2014]
Call Number:
BP190.5 .H44 A535 2014
Abstract:
Examines the practice of veiling in Muslim culture, discussing its history, its religious, social, and political significance, and its importance to both conservative and progressive Muslim women as a symbol of commitment to their beliefs. --Publishers description.
ISBN:
9781469617756
Series:
Islamic civilization and Muslim networks
Islamic civilization & Muslim networks.
Physical Description:
xii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Understanding veiling in Islamic sacred texts -- What do progressive Muslims say about veiling? -- Politics and sociocultural practices of veiling -- Veiling in Euro-American societies -- Veils, harems, and the mission to civilize -- Veiling in Western Europe today -- Veiling in the United States of America today -- Veiling in the world and words of women -- Veiling and feminism -- Islamic fashion, beauty pageants, and Muslim dolls -- Veiling through the arts.
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