Veil

by Zakaria, Rafia

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Title Statements

Full title :Veil / Rafia Zakaria.

Summary

"The veil can be an instrument of feminist empowerment, and veiled anonymity can confer power to women. Starting from her own marriage ceremony at which she first wore a full veil, Rafia Zakaria examines how veils do more than they get credit for. Part memoir and part philosophical investigation, Veil questions that what is seen is always good and free, and that what is veiled can only signal servility and subterfuge. From personal encounters with the veil in France (where it is banned) to Iran (where it is compulsory), Zakaria shows how the garment's reputation as a pre-modern relic is fraught and up for grabs. The veil is an object in constant transformation, whose myriad meanings challenge the absolute truths of patriarchy."--Publisher description.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2020.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
Place of Publication:London, England
Language:eng
Publication Date:2020.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (120 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781501322808, 150132280X
DOI:10.5040/9781501322808
oclc:on1201427015
LC Classification:BP190.5.H44
Dewey Decimal:297.5/76

Submission : Veiled meanings ; Scary veils and pretty veils ; Unveiling and tradition ; The veil as object -- Purity, necessity, unity : Not Muslim enough ; Unveiled and Muslim ; Veiled contexts -- Rebellion : Veils on trial -- Feminism : The veiled and the exotic ; Inside the harem: from veiled faces to veiled spaces ; Afghan girls, Afghan lovers, Western photographers ; Brave white women and veiled others ; A new look for the veil -- Submissive or subversive : Courts and compliance ; The veil as security threat ; Being seen, being watched, and being veiled.

Subjects

Ḥijāb Hijab (Islamic clothing) hijabs Literary theory Muslim women -- Clothing Musulmanes -- Costume Veils -- Political aspects Veils -- Religious aspects Veils -- Social aspects Voiles (Coiffures) -- Aspect politique Voiles (Coiffures) -- Aspect religieux Voiles (Coiffures) -- Aspect social