Veil obsessed : representations in literature, art, and media /
This title complicates and challenges the dialogue around the veil, exploring its symbolic, religious and cultural significance. Scholars from a variety of fields analyze and critique use of the veil in literature, film, television and the fine arts. Considering the multiple perceptions of the veil,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Syracuse, New York :
Syracuse University Press,
[2024].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | This title complicates and challenges the dialogue around the veil, exploring its symbolic, religious and cultural significance. Scholars from a variety of fields analyze and critique use of the veil in literature, film, television and the fine arts. Considering the multiple perceptions of the veil, this volume shows that the meaning of hijab can be natural or constructed, real or metaphorical, and religious or political, when it is presented through the media, in the teachings of Islam and in upholding it as a national symbol of a nation-state. The work poses critical questions about perceptions of the veil and the dangers of ignoring its multiplicity. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 221 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0815638418 9780815638414 0815638426 9780815638421 |