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The Veil Unveiled: The Hijab in Modern Culture
Faegheh Shirazi
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Whether seen as erotic or romantic, a symbol of oppression or a sign of piety, modesty, or purity, the veil carries thousands of years of religious, sexual, social, and political significance. Using examples from both the East and West—including Persian poetry, American erotica, Iranian and Indian films, and government-sanctioned posters—Faegheh Shirazi shows that the veil has become a ubiquitous symbol, utilized as a profitable marketing tool for diverse enterprises, from Penthouse magazine to Saudi advertising companies. She argues that perceptions of the veil change with the cultural context of its use as well as over time: in a Hindi movie the veil draws in the male gaze, in an Iranian movie it denies it; photographs of veiled women in Playboy aim to titillate a principally male audience, while cartoons of veiled women in the same magazine mock and ridicule Muslim society.
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Cover Page
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Title Page
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Copyright Page
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Dedication
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Contents
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List of Figures
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Note on Transliteration
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Acknowledgments
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Preface to the 2003 Edition
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Introduction
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Chapter 1. Veiled Images in Advertising
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Chapter 2. Veiled Images in American Erotica
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Chapter 3. The Cinematics of the Veil
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Chapter 4. Iranian Politics and the Hyab
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Chapter 5. Militarizing the Veil
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Chapter 6. Literary Dynamics of the Veil
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Conclusion
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Notes
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Glossary
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Bibliography
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Index
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Published: 2003
Publisher: University Press of Florida
- 978-0-8130-2698-5 (paper)