The headscarf as a business card : a qualitative case study on styles and expressions of Berlin Muslim women

The headscarf as a business card : a qualitative case study on styles and expressions of Berlin Muslim women / Juliane Kanitz.

In her book, Juliane Kanitz not only examines the frequently asked question of why Muslim women wear a headscarf, but also concentrates on how it is worn. She is concerned with the cultural, aesthetic and fashionable preferences of women and not primarily with the religious motives that are otherwis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kanitz, Juliane (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden : Springer VS, [2021]
Subjects:
Muslim women > Clothing > Germany > Berlin.
Hijab (Islamic clothing) > Social aspects > Germany.
Fashion > Religious aspects > Islam.
Fashion > Social aspects > Germany.
Fashion > Religious aspects > Islam
Fashion > Social aspects
Muslim women > Clothing
Germany
Germany > Berlin
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Method
  • Forms and Conflicts of Representation in a Minority Situation
  • The Production of Meaning in Hijab Fashion
  • Consumption of Islamic Fashion
  • How the Women Interviewed Position Themselves
  • Regulatory Dimensions
  • Thesis Discussion: The Circuit of Hijab Clothing
  • Final Theoretical Considerations
  • Postscript: The Hijab as a Calling Card.

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