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Governing women's morality : a study of islamic veiling in Canada

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Atasoy, Yildiz

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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 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]
Classification Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature; Sociology of Religion
Free Keywords Canada; gender; 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 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1367549406063164
Status Postprint; reviewed
Licence PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)
Document Type journal article
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