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Th brilliantly illuminates the universality of the veil, and reveals that it is not confined to Islam. Th should be compulsory reading for policy-makers all over the world. Anyone interested in the human condition (not only researchers in the fields of sociology or economics or literary and cultural studies) can profit from this scholarly yet jargon-fre.".

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This groundbreaking volume, written entirely by women, examines the vastly misunderstood and multilayered world of the veil. Veiling-- of women, of men, and of sacred places and objects--has existed in countless cultures and religions from time immemorial. Today, veiling is a globally polarizing issue, a locus for the struggle between Islam and the West and between contemporary and traditional interpretations of Islam. But veiling was a practice long before Islam and still extends far beyond the Middle East. This book explores and examines the cultures, politics, and histories of veiling. Twenty-one gifted writers and scholars, representing a wide range of societies, religions, ages, locations, races, and accomplishments, here elucidate, challenge, and/or praise the practice. Expertly organized and introduced by Jennifer Heath, who also writes on male veiling, the essays are arranged in three parts: the veil as an expression of the sacred; the veil as it relates to the emotional and the sensual; and the veil in its sociopolitical aspects. This unique, dynamic, and insightful volume is illustrated throughout. It brings together a multiplicity of thought and experience, much of it personal, to make readily accessible a difficult and controversial subject. Contributors: Kecia Ali, Michelle Auerbach, Sarah C. Bell, Barbara Goldman Carrel, Eve Grubin, Roxanne Kamayani Gupta, Jana M. Hawley, Jasbir Jain, Mohja Kahf, Laurene Lafontaine, Shireen Malik, Maliha Masood, Marjane Satrapi, Aisha Shaheed, Rita Stephan, Pamela K. Taylor, Ashraf Zahedi, Dinah Zeiger, Sherifa Zuhur

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Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520255186
ISBN-13
9780520255180
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63322422

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Book Title
Veil : Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics
Author
Jennifer Heath
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Fashion & Accessories, Gender Studies, Islam / General, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Design, Religion, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
360 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Gt2112.V45 2008
Reviews
The approach chosen for this anthology--reflective, meditative broad, and under exclusively female authorship--is commendable and refreshing., _This thought-provoking collection of essays goes far in moving the veil away from any singular interpretation or judgment._, "This thought-provoking collection of essays goes far in moving the veil away from any singular interpretation or judgment."--Daily Telegraph, The approach chosen for this anthology-reflective, meditative broad, and under exclusively female authorship-is commendable and refreshing., _Provie[s] a wide spectrum of views, traditions, feelings and issues related to the human practice of covering the head and hair._, "The approach chosen for this anthology--reflective, meditative broad, and under exclusively female authorship--is commendable and refreshing."-- Jrnl American Academy of Religion/ Jaar, This thought-provoking collection of essays goes far in moving the veil away from any singular interpretation or judgment., "Provie[s] a wide spectrum of views, traditions, feelings and issues related to the human practice of covering the head and hair."-- Bloomsbury Review, Provie[s] a wide spectrum of views, traditions, feelings and issues related to the human practice of covering the head and hair., _The approach chosen for this anthology_reflective, meditative broad, and under exclusively female authorship_is commendable and refreshing._, "This thought-provoking collection of essays goes far in moving the veil away from any singular interpretation or judgment."-- Daily Telegraph, "The approach chosen for this anthology--reflective, meditative broad, and under exclusively female authorship--is commendable and refreshing."-- Journal American Academy of Religion/ Jaar
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction I 1. From Her Royal Body the Robe Was Removed: The Blessings of the Veil and the Trauma of Forced Unveilings in the Middle East Mohja Kahf 2. Shattered Vessels That Contain Divine Sparks: Unveiling Hasidic Women's Dress Code Barbara Goldman Carrel 3. Going the Whole Nine Yards: Vignettes of the Veil in India Roxanne Kamayani Gupta 4. Out of the Cloister: Unveiling to Better Serve the Gospel Laurene M. Lafontaine 5. The Amish Veil: Symbol of Separation and Community Jana Hawley 6. "What is subordinated, dominates": Mourning, Magic, Masks, and Male Veiling Jennifer Heath 7. I Just Want to Be Me: Issues in Identity for One American Muslim Woman Pamela K. Taylor II 8. "She freed and floated on the air": Salome and Her Dance of the Seven Veils Shireen Malik 9. "He hath couerd my soule inwarde": Veiling in Medieval Europe and the Early Church Désirée G. Koslin 10. Nubo: The Wedding Veil Sarah C. Bell 11. After Eden: The Veil as a Conduit to the Internal Eve Grubin 12. Virtue and Sin: An Arab Christian Woman's Perspective Rita Stephan 13. Drawing the Line at Modesty: My Place in the Order of Things Michelle Auerbach 14. On the Road: Travels with My Hijab Maliha Masood III 15. Purdah, Patriarchy, and the Tropical Sun: Womanhood in India Jasbir Jain 16. The Veil: From Persepolis Marjane Satrapi 17. Concealing and Revealing Female Hair: Veiling Dynamics in Contemporary Iran Ashraf Zahedi 18. That (Afghan) Girl! Ideology Unveiled in National Geographic Dinah Zeiger 19. Burqas and Bikinis: Islamic Dress in Newspaper Cartoons Kecia Ali 20. Dress Codes and Modes: How Islamic Is the Veil? Aisha Shaheed 21. From Veil to Veil: "What's in a woman's head is more important than what's on it" Sherifa Zuhur Epilogue About the Contributors Index
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2007-027035
Dewey Decimal
391.4/1
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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