| The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics | 
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Category: Book
Publisher: University of California Press
Studio: University of California Press
Manufacturer: University of California Press
Label: University of California Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0520255186
Dewey Decimal Number: 391.41
EAN: 9780520255180
ASIN: 0520255186
Publication Date: July 2, 2008
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Product Description
This groundbreaking volume, written entirely by women, examines the vastly misunderstood and multilayered world of the veil. Veiling-- of women, of men, and of sacred places and objects--has existed in countless cultures and religions from time immemorial. Today, veiling is a globally polarizing issue, a locus for the struggle between Islam and the West and between contemporary and traditional interpretations of Islam. But veiling was a practice long before Islam and still extends far beyond the Middle East. This book explores and examines the cultures, politics, and histories of veiling. Twenty-one gifted writers and scholars, representing a wide range of societies, religions, ages, locations, races, and accomplishments, here elucidate, challenge, and/or praise the practice. Expertly organized and introduced by Jennifer Heath, who also writes on male veiling, the essays are arranged in three parts: the veil as an expression of the sacred; the veil as it relates to the emotional and the sensual; and the veil in its sociopolitical aspects. This unique, dynamic, and insightful volume is illustrated throughout. It brings together a multiplicity of thought and experience, much of it personal, to make readily accessible a difficult and controversial subject.
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 Oppressive or Liberating? August 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A very revealing and insightful book. A compilation of 21 essays, all written by women - Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Hindu...; from all parts of the globe; provides an illuminating history of the veil throughout the ages and into the 21st century. The practice of the veil is explained, challenged, justified, criticized, honored, as it rips through the stereotype i.e. the oppressed Muslim woman.
Is the veil oppressive or is it liberating?
Is it imposed or is it by choice?
It does make you think!
And it does make you wonder!
The essays are priceless!
 The Veil Jennifer Heath July 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book gives a wonderful overview of have women see themselves and how they can be seen.
Inspired Mosaic of Essays July 13, 2008
Like an inspired mosaic (originally a Muslim art form) author and editor Jennifer Heath has assembled a stunning array of twenty-one essays by women on all aspects of veiling across the ages and a variety of cultures including the controversial concerns of our day. This collection raises many questions and provides a diversity of answers from women of all faiths and political persuasions.
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