Faegheh Shirazi

Gebundenes Buch

The Veil Unveiled

The Hijab in Modern Culture

Beschreibung

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 clichàs and homogenous representations.

Autor

Faegheh Shirazi is associate professor of Middle Eastern languages and cultures in the Islamic Studies Program at the University of Texas, Austin. She is the author of several book chapters and articles on issues related to women in Islam in numerous publications, including Critique and Journal for Critical Studies of the Middle East.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of Florida
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9780813056463
• ISBN-10: 0813056462
• Artikelnr.: 56874793