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What is veiling? / Sahar Amer ; designed by Kimberly Bryant.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Amer, Sahar, author.
- Series:
- Islamic civilization & Muslim networks
- Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hijab (Islamic clothing).
- Veils--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Veils.
- Muslim women--Clothing.
- Muslim women.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (250 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina : The University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I Islam, Politics, and Veiling 19
- 1 Understanding Veiling in Islamic Sacred Texts 21
- 2 What Do Progressive Muslims Say about Veiling? 38
- 3 Politics and Sociocultural Practices of Veiling 56
- Part II Veiling in Euro-American Societies 75
- 4 Veils, Harems, and the Mission to Civilize 77
- 5 Veiling in Western Europe Today 94
- 6 Veiling in the United States of America Today 112
- Part III Veiling in the World and Words of Women 131
- 7 Veiling and Feminism 133
- 8 Islamic Fashion, Beauty Pageants, and Muslim Dolls 148
- 9 Veiling through the Arts 176.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Amer, Sahar. What is veiling?
- ISBN:
- 9781469619804
- 9781469617763
- OCLC:
- 883863792
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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