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What is veiling? / Sahar Amer.

By: Publisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780748696840
  • 0748696849
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: What is veiling?DDC classification:
  • 297.5/76 23
LOC classification:
  • BP190.5.H44 A535 2014eb
Online resources: 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.

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