The headscarf controversy : secularism and freedom of religion / Hilal Elver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elver, Hilal.

Series:

Religion and global politics.

Religion and global politics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hijab (Islamic clothing).

Veils--Social aspects.

Veils.

Islam and secularism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hilal Elver offers an in-depth study of the escalating controversy over the right of Muslim women to wear headscarves. Examining legal and political debates in Turkey, several European countries including France and Germany, and the United States, Elver shows the troubling exclusion of pious Muslim women from the public sphere.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Point of Departure; PART ONE: Turkey; 2. The Nature of the Headscarf Controversy in Turkey: Popular Discourse; 3. Understanding a Complex History; 4. The Role of the European Court of Human Rights; PART TWO: Europe and the United States; 5. Anti-Islamic Discourses in Europe; 6. France; 7. Germany; 8. The United States: From Melting Pot to Islamophobia; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-936793-0

1-280-49877-3

9786613594006

0-19-977305-X

OCLC:

922971199