Islamic Veil - A Beginner''s Guide

Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Bucar is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Northeastern University, USA. She is the author of Creative Conformity: The Feminist Politics of U.S. Catholic and Iranian Shi’a Women . Klappentext Banned in public institutions in France and Turkey, mandatory in Saudi Arabia and Iran, no other item of clothing incites such furious reactions. The Islamic veil - a catch-all term that encompasses everything from a simple headscarf to the all-covering burqa - has, over the past decade, become a heated battleground for debates on everything from women's rights to multiculturalism. Elizabeth Bucar goes beyond the simplistic question of whether the veil is "good” or "bad” to ask instead why it has become so politically symbolic. Cutting through the condescension and fear that typify the debate, she reveals the huge diversity of women's experiences of veiling. Her illuminating global perspective takes in everything from the new veiling movement among the Egyptian middle class to hijab fashion in Indonesia. It will be invaluable to anyone looking to understand the veil beyond its status as shorthand for Islamic fundamentalism and female oppression. Zusammenfassung A timely introduction exploring the significance of the Islamic veil in today's world

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Bucar, Elizabeth M. Bucar, Bucar Elizabeth M.
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.09.2012
• EAN: 9781851689286
• ISBN: 978-1-85168-928-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Beginner's Guides; Beginner's Guides
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Islam, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Islamic Studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities