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What is Veiling?
Sahar Amer
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Description for What is Veiling?
Paperback. An engaging introduction to one of the most visible, controversial and least understood emblems of Islam. This concise, easy-to-read and even-handed introduction explores the historical, religious and cultural background; contemporary debates about the veil; and the varied, shifting meanings the veil has had for Muslim women. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRHP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
An engaging introduction to one of the most visible, controversial and least understood emblems of Islam The Islamic veil in all its forms - from the headscarf to the full body garment - is one of the most visible signs of Islam as a religion. It is also one of its most controversial and misunderstood traditions among both Muslims and non-Muslims. In an environment of increasing conservatism in Euro-American Muslim-majority societies, in a world where a woman's right to wear the headscarf has become a flashpoint for issues of all sorts, and at a time when racial and religious ... Read more
An engaging introduction to one of the most visible, controversial and least understood emblems of Islam The Islamic veil in all its forms - from the headscarf to the full body garment - is one of the most visible signs of Islam as a religion. It is also one of its most controversial and misunderstood traditions among both Muslims and non-Muslims. In an environment of increasing conservatism in Euro-American Muslim-majority societies, in a world where a woman's right to wear the headscarf has become a flashpoint for issues of all sorts, and at a time when racial and religious ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748696833
SKU
V9780748696833
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About Sahar Amer
Sahar Amer was born in Cairo (Egypt) and grew up in France. She moved to the US where she completed her undergraduate and graduate education. She worked at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before moving to the University of Sydney (Australia) where she is currently Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies and Chair of the Department. She ... Read more
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