THE VEIL: Women Writers on Its History, Lore & Politics
DESCRIPTION
“The book brilliantly illuminates the universality of the veil....[It] should be compulsory reading for policy-makers all over the world. Anyone interested in the human condition....can profi t from this scholarly yet jargon-free book.” —Shyamala A. Narayan, Jamia Millia Islamia University
“A refreshingly three-dimensional portrait of the veil in history and in our contemporary world. This collection of essays turns the veil into a mirror, refl ecting back upon us our own presumptions and prejudices. You will learn something about yourself in these pages.” —Asifa Quraishi
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. This
book explores and examines the cultures, politics, and histories of veiling.
Twenty-one gifted writers
and scholars here elucidate, challenge, and/or praise the practice of
veiling. Expertly organized and introduced by Jennifer Heath, this book
brings together a multiplicity of thought and experience to
make readily accessible a diffi cult and controversial subject.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Kecia Ali, Michelle Auerbach, Sarah C. Bell, Barbara Goldman Carrel, Eve
Grubin, Roxanne Kamayani Gupta, Jana M. Hawley, Jasbir Jain, Mohja Kahf,
Laurene Lafontaine, Shireen Malik, Maliha Masood, Marjane Satrapi, Aisha
Shaheed, Rita Stephan, Pamela K. Taylor, Ashraf Zahedi,
Dinah Zeiger, Sherifa Zuhur
FORTHCOMING
IN JULY 2008
320 pages, 6 x 9”, 35 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations
$55.00 cloth 978-0-520-25040-6
$21.95 paper 978-0-520-25518-0