Can the Veil Be Cool?

: When it comes to the veil, religious, political, aesthetic, and personal values are constantly mixed, and any attempt to disentangle them can too easily be foiled by the bias of the observer. In principle, the veil is (represents, signifies) nothing that can be spelled out in terms of fixed symbol...

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Main Author: Botz-Bornstein, Thorsten 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2013]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2013, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 249-263
Further subjects:B Islamic Culture
B African American culture
B coolness
B transculture
B Veil
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