The Veil Unveiled: The Hijab in Modern Culture

摘要: Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and cartoons gathered from popular culture, this provocative book demonstrates that the veil, garment known in Islamic cultures as hijab, holds within its folds a semantic versatility goes far beyond current cliches homogenous representations. Whether seen erotic or romantic, symbol of oppression sign piety, modesty, purity, veil carries thousands years religious, sexual, social, political significance. Using examples both East West-including Persian poetry, American erotica, Iranian Indian films, government-sanctioned posters-Faegheh Shirazi shows has become ubiquitous symbol, utilized profitable marketing tool for diverse enterprises, Penthouse magazine to Saudi advertising companies. She argues perceptions change cultural context use well over time: Hindi movie draws male gaze, an it denies it; photographs veiled women Playboy aim titillate principally audience, while same mock ridicule Muslim society. concludes practice veiling, encompassing amazingly rich array meanings, often screen upon which different people project their dreams nightmares.