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Pious Fashion : How Muslim Women Dress
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- Summary
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For many westerners, the veil is the ultimate sign of women's oppression. But Elizabeth Bucar's take on Muslim women's clothing is a far cry from this attitude. She invites readers to join her in t...
For many westerners, the veil is the ultimate sign of women's oppression. But Elizabeth Bucar's take on Muslim women's clothing is a far cry from this attitude. She invites readers to join her in three Muslim-majority nations as she surveys pious fashion from head to toe and shows how Muslim women approach the question "What to wear?" with style.--
Details
- Creator
- Elizabeth Bucar
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2018]
- ©2017
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (236 pages) : colour illustrations
- ISBNs
- 0674976169, 0674982398, 9780674982390, 9780674982376, 0674982371
- OCLC
- on1054880220
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- In English.
- Frontmatter -- Contents -- PREFACE -- Introduction -- 1. Hijab in Tehran -- 2. Jilbab in Yogyakarta -- 3. Tesettür in Istanbul -- 4. Pious Fashion across Cultures -- Epilogue -- NOTES -- FURTHER READING -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX
Subjects
- Muslim women -- Clothing -- Iran -- Tehran.
- Muslim women -- Clothing -- Turkey -- Istanbul.
- Muslim women -- Clothing -- Indonesia -- Yogyakarta.
- Muslim women -- Iran -- Tehran -- Conduct of life.
- Muslim women -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- Conduct of life.
- Muslim women -- Indonesia -- Yogyakarta -- Conduct of life.
- Clothing and dress -- Social aspects -- Asia.