Modern Egyptian Women, Fashion and Faith Discourses and Representations
This book discusses Egyptian Muslim women’s dress as the social, political and ideological signifier of the changing attitudes towards Western modernity. It employs women’s clothing styles as a feminist act that provides rich insights into the power and limits of legal regulations and hegemonic disc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2023, 2023
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Theory: Modernity, Muslim Women, Fashion, and Agency
- Chapter 3: Islam, Dress and Gendered Borders before Western Modernity
- Chapter 4: Modern Egyptian Women between Islamic Identity and Western Fashion
- Chapter 5: Postcolonial Egyptian Women and Fashion:
- Patriarchy, Class and Consumerism
- Chapter 6: Muslim Women “Other”, Representation and Theory
- Chapter 7: Modern Egyptian Muslim Women´s Identities and Fashion in Lyrics Alley (2010) and Bird Summons (2019)