Images of the Muslim Woman and the Construction of Muslim Identity: The Essentialist Paradigm
This article argues that much of the postmodern discourse on the Muslim woman and her veil is symptomatic of what I call the “essentialist paradigm”. The world is seen through the prism of a group’s religious/cultural identity and eventually constructs a Muslim identity - and with it an image of the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Institut f. Fundamentaltheologie
[2016]
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Journal for religion, film and media
Year: 2016, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-110 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Great Britain
/ Muslim community
/ Muslim woman
/ Clothing
/ Religious identity
/ Construction (Philosophy)
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam KBF British Isles |
Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Group Identity B essentialist paradigm B Veil B British Muslim community B Muslim Woman |
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