What Is Veiling? - Couverture souple

Amer, Sahar

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1469632411 ISBN 13 : 9781469632414

Editeur : The University of North Carolina Press, 2017

Synopsis

Ranging from simple head scarf to full-body burqa, the veil is worn by vast numbers of Muslim women around the world. What Is Veiling? explains one of the most visible, controversial, and least understood emblems of Islam. Sahar Amer's evenhanded approach is anchored in sharp cultural insight and rich historical context. Addressing the significance of veiling in the religious, cultural, political, and social lives of Muslims, past and present, she examines the complex roles the practice has played in history, religion, conservative and progressive perspectives, politics and regionalism, society and economics, feminism, fashion, and art.

By highlighting the multiple meanings of veiling, the book decisively shows that the realities of the practice cannot be homogenized or oversimplified and extend well beyond the religious and political accounts that are overwhelmingly proclaimed both inside and outside Muslim-majority societies. Neither defending nor criticizing the practice, What Is Veiling? clarifies the voices of Muslim women who struggle to be heard and who, veiled or not, demand the right to live spiritual, personal, and public lives in dignity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sahar Amer is professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Sydney.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of North Carolina Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1469632411
• ISBN 13: 9781469632414
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible