Religious Identity, Challenge, and Clothing: Women’s Head and Hair Covering in Islam and Judaism

This qualitative research examined the issues of women’s head covering in Islam and Judaism. It focuses on the role played by head-covering decisions in the development of religious identity. Translated sources of Islamic and Jewish law on modest dress set the context of religious rulings in which w...

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Authors: Loewenthal, Kate Miriam 1941- (Author) ; Solaim, Lamis S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Journal of empirical theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 160-170
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islam / Judaism / Woman / Headgear / Religious identity
IxTheo Classification:AE Psychology of religion
BH Judaism
BJ Islam
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Islam Judaism head covering religious development spirituality religious practice
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)