The veil unveiled : the hijab in modern culture /

Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and cartoons gathered from popular culture, this provocative book demonstrates that the veil, the garment known in Islamic cultures as the hijab, holds within its folds a semantic versatility that goes far beyond current clichés and homogenous representations...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shirazi, Faegheh, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2001.
Subjects:
Veils > Social aspects.
Muslim women > Clothing.
Clothing and dress > Erotic aspects.
Muslim women in art.
Purdah.
Purdah in literature.
Hijab (Islamic clothing)
Voiles (Coiffures) > Aspect social.
Musulmanes > Costume.
Costume > Aspect érotique.
Musulmanes dans l'art.
Ḥijāb.
Ḥijāb dans la littérature.
Purdah dans la littérature.
hijabs.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Beauty & Grooming.
Clothing and dress > Erotic aspects
Muslim women > Clothing
Muslim women in art
Purdah
Purdah in literature
Veils > Social aspects
Sluiers.
Sociale aspecten.
Purdah-systeem.
Islamitische wereld.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Veiled images in advertising
  • Veiled images in American Erotica
  • The cinematics of the veil
  • Iranian politics and the Higab
  • Militarizing the veil
  • Literary dynamics of the veil

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