TY  - BOOK
AU  - El Guindi,Fadwa
TI  - Veil: modesty, privacy, and resistance 
T2  - Dress, body, culture,
SN  - 1859739245 (cloth)
AV  - GT2112 .E5 1999
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Oxford, UK, New York, NY
PB  - Berg
KW  - Veils
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Islam
KW  - Customs and practices
KW  - Muslim women
KW  - Clothing
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-234) and indexes; pt. 1. Veiling in perspective. Introduction The veil in comparative tradition Ideological roots to ethnocentrism pt. 2. Dress, "libas" and "hijab". The anthropology of dress Sacred privacy The veil in social space The veil of masculinity The veil becomes a movement The sacred in the veil : hijab pt. 3. The resistance of the veil. Reactions to the new trend Contexts of resistance Veiling and feminism
ER  -