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Veiling in fashion : space and the hijab in minority communities / Anna-Mari Almila.

Van Pelt Library BP190.5.H44 A534 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Almila, Anna-Mari, author.
Series:
Dress cultures
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Fashion--Religious aspects--Islam.
Fashion.
Hijab (Islamic clothing)--Social aspects.
Hijab (Islamic clothing).
Muslim women--Clothing.
Muslim women.
Religion and sociology.
Veils--Religious aspects--Islam.
Veils.
Veils--Social aspects.
Social aspects.
Physical Description:
243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2019.
Summary:
"Enters the worlds of women who wear the hijab, both as an aspect of their religious observance and community belonging, and as a fashion statement, drawing upon global Islamic fashion industry. Anna-Mari Almila uses rich ethnographic investigation of everyday veiling practices among Muslim women in the city of Helsinki as a lens through which to reflect on and advance understanding of matters concerning Muslim dress in international Muslim minority contexts. Almila provides an innovative approach to studying veiling by connecting varied realms of practice, demonstrating how domains such as fashion, materiality, city spaces, private life, religious beliefs, and cosmopolitan social conditions are all tightly bound up together in ways that only a sensitive multi-disciplinary approach can reveal"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction : The Veil, Fashion, Space, Everyday Life and Globalization
Investigating the Veil in Finland
Commercial Spaces : National, Transnational, Multinational and Deterritorial
Spaces of Comfort and Discomfort : Physical and Emotional, Social and Global
Community Spaces : Global and Intimate Ummah, Schools and Mosques
Spaces of Adaptation and Integration : Citizenship, Workplace and Sport Venues
'Public' and 'Private' Spaces : Visibility, Face and Gendered Hybridity
Conclusion : On Politics, Veiling and the Sociology of Fashion.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-230) and index.
ISBN:
9781784539238
1784539236
OCLC:
1079827837

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