The niqab in France : between piety and subversion

The niqab in France : between piety and subversion /

"This original new work is the fascinating result of sociologist and documentary filmmaker Ag̈ns De ̌Fo's ten-year exploration of the phenomenon of niqab wearing. It is at once a groundbreaking study and a series of compelling first-person accounts from French and Francophone women who wea...

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Main Author: Féo, Agnès de (Author)
Other Authors: Turner, Lindsay (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Burqas (Islamic clothing) > Social aspects > France.
Muslim women > France.
Muslim women > Clothing > France.
Freedom of religion > France.
Religion and sociology > France.
Burqas (Islamic clothing)
Social aspects.
Muslim women.
Muslim women > Clothing.
Freedom of religion.
Religion and sociology.
France.
interviews.
Interviews.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The sociology of niqab wearers
  • The niqab and the other
  • A reaction to the ban ; Part II. 16 portraits of women wearing the niqab
  • Earlier wearers (before 2009)
  • Neo-niqab wearers (after 2009)
  • The niqab: refuting common ideas.

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