Questioning French Secularism : Gender Politics and Islam in a Parisian Suburb
1st ed. 2012
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
ISBN-10
1349585408
ISBN-13
9781349585403
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 26th, 2016
Print length
247 Pages
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Selby argues that the complex “fetishization” of headscarves in public, governmental, and feminist French discourse positions publicly-visible Muslim women in ways that obscure their engagement with laïcité (French secularism).
Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, this book examines how contemporary secularism in France is positioned as a guarantor of women’s rights. Selby argues that the complex “fetishization” of headscarves in public, governmental, and feminist French discourse positions publicly-visible Muslim women in ways that obscure their engagement with laïcité (French secularism).
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