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- catalog abstract "Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and cartoons gathered from popular culture, this provocative book demonstrates that the veil, the garment known in Islamic cultures as the hijab, holds within its folds a semantic versatility that goes far beyond current clichés and homogenous representations. 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. Shirazi concludes that the practice of veiling, encompassing an amazingly rich array of meanings, has often become a screen upon which different people in different cultures project their dreams and nightmares. --provided by publisher.".
- catalog contributor b11966057.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description "Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and cartoons gathered from popular culture, this provocative book demonstrates that the veil, the garment known in Islamic cultures as the hijab, holds within its folds a semantic versatility that goes far beyond current clichés and homogenous representations. 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. Shirazi concludes that the practice of veiling, encompassing an amazingly rich array of meanings, has often become a screen upon which different people in different cultures project their dreams and nightmares. --provided by publisher.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-212) and index.".
- catalog description "Veiled images in advertising -- Veiled images in American Erotica -- The cinematics of the veil -- Iranian politics and the Higab -- Militarizing the veil -- Literary dynamics of the veil".
- catalog extent "xvii, 221 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0813020840 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida,".
- catalog subject "391.4/3 21".
- catalog subject "Clothing and dress Erotic aspects.".
- catalog subject "Costume Erotic aspects.".
- catalog subject "GT2112 .S56 2001".
- catalog subject "Hijab (Islamic clothing)".
- catalog subject "Muslim women Costume.".
- catalog subject "Muslim women in art.".
- catalog subject "Purdah in literature.".
- catalog subject "Purdah.".
- catalog subject "Veils Social aspects.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Veiled images in advertising -- Veiled images in American Erotica -- The cinematics of the veil -- Iranian politics and the Higab -- Militarizing the veil -- Literary dynamics of the veil".
- catalog title "The veil unveiled : the hijab in modern culture / Faegheh Shirazi.".
- catalog type "text".