Tangaza University Library

Veil :

El Guindi, Fadwa.

Veil : modesty, privacy, and resistance / Fadwa El Guindi. - Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Berg, c1999. - xx, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Dress, body, culture, 1360-466X .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-234) and indexes.

pt. 1. Veiling in perspective. Introduction -- The veil in comparative tradition -- Ideological roots to ethnocentrism -- pt. 2. Dress, "libas" and "hijab". The anthropology of dress -- Sacred privacy -- The veil in social space -- The veil of masculinity -- The veil becomes a movement -- The sacred in the veil : hijab -- pt. 3. The resistance of the veil. Reactions to the new trend -- Contexts of resistance -- Veiling and feminism.

1859739245 (cloth) 1859739296 (paper)

00687589

GB98-Y1728


Veils--Social aspects.
Islam--Customs and practices.
Muslim women--Clothing.

GT2112 / .E5 1999

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