by Jennifer Heath · University of California Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780520255180
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«The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics» is the essay collection edited by Jennifer Heath (University of California Press, paperback).
A volume written entirely by women that examines the veil as practice and symbol across diverse cultures and religions, before and after Islam. Twenty-one writers and academics explore its history, its sacred, sensual and sociopolitical meanings, and the veil's role in the current East-West debate. The work is illustrated.
Text in English. Published on July 2, 2008, the work includes Jennifer Heath's introduction and her essay on the male veil.
For readers of cultural anthropology, gender studies and religious history, and for those following the debate on Islam and the West.
