Veil : modesty, privacy, and resistance - El Guindi, Fadwa (Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Berg, 1999)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-234) and indexes.
Keywords: Veils -- Social aspects; Islam -- Customs and practices; Muslim women -- Clothing