ENGLISH

The Veil Unveiled

By FAEGHEH SHIRAZI

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
9780813020846, 0813020840, 9780813026077
Open Library ID
OL8021699M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10607701 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
241\241
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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 clich?s and homogenous representations. Whether seen as erotic or as romantic, a symbol of oppression or a sign of piety, modesty, or purity, the veil carries thousands of years of religious, sexual, social, and political significance.

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