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Governing women's morality: a study of islamic veiling in Canada
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Abstract "The veiling of Muslim women is subject to strongly contested ideas about whether the veil is a symbol of women's subordination to an oppressive tradition or a means of emancipation from that tradition. This article suggests that women's own personal reasons for veiling must be analysed. Data collec... view more
"The veiling of Muslim women is subject to strongly contested ideas about whether the veil is a symbol of women's subordination to an oppressive tradition or a means of emancipation from that tradition. This article suggests that women's own personal reasons for veiling must be analysed. Data collected from published documents from Muslim organizations allows for demonstration that the veil is configured as central to an Islamic moral code of female modesty. A further analysis of findings from interviews conducted with veiled Muslim women in Winnipeg shows the nuanced ways in which women enact this code." [author's abstract]... view less
Keywords
gender
Classification
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Sociology of Religion
Free Keywords
Canada; Islamic culture; Muslim organizations; veil; women;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2006
Page/Pages
p. 203-221
Journal
European Journal of Cultural Studies, 9 (2006) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549406063164
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)