Veil:

"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 investigatio...

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Main Author: Zakaria, Rafia 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England Bloomsbury Academic 2017
Series:Object lessons
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Online Access:DE-523
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
Item Description:Online-Ausgabe erschienen bei Bloomsbury Fashion Central: 2024
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9781501322808
9781501322785
9781501322792