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Veil obsessed : representations in literature, art, and media

Al-wazedi, Umme, editor, Zeenat, Afrin, editor

2024

Overview

\"Discussions surrounding the veil often run along essentialist and ahistorical lines, associating Islam with oppression, shame, and honor. Contributing to these stereotypes, the media in both the East and the West obsessively condemn or valorize practices of veiling. In Veil Obsessed, Umme Al-wazedi and Afrin Zeenat present a range of essays to complicate and challenge the dialogue around the veil, exploring its symbolic, religious, and cultural significance. Scholars from a variety of fields analyze and critique the 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. There are inherent tensions among the ideas concerning the power of hijab. Does wearing it give agency to women or does it represent oppression, thereby creating and perpetuating stereotypes? How an individual sees their relationship with the self, family and community, and the nation-state dictates their choice of whether to wear the veil. In exploring the wide range of portrayals, the editors pose critical questions about perceptions of the veil and the dangers of ignoring its multiplicity\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Subject: Veils in literature. / Veils in art. / Veils in mass media. / Islam in art. / Islam in literature. / Islam in mass media. / Islam in motion pictures. / Hijab (Islamic clothing) in literature. / Voiles (Coiffures) dans la littérature. / Voiles (Coiffures) dans l'art. / Voiles (Coiffures) dans les médias. / Islam dans l'art. / Islam dans la littérature. / Islam dans les médias.
• ISBN: 0815638418, 9780815638414, 0815638426, 9780815638421

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PN56.V44 V45 2024	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE