What is veiling? / Sahar Amer.

By:

Amer, Sahar [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780748696840
0748696849
0748696822
9780748696826

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: What is veiling?DDC classification:

297.5/76 23

LOC classification:

BP190.5.H44 A535 2014eb

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Contents:

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Part II -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Part III -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Summary: Examines the practice of veiling in Muslim culture, discussing its history, its religious, social, and political significance, and its importance to both conservative and progressive Muslim women as a symbol of commitment to their beliefs. --Publishers description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index.

Examines the practice of veiling in Muslim culture, discussing its history, its religious, social, and political significance, and its importance to both conservative and progressive Muslim women as a symbol of commitment to their beliefs. --Publishers description.