Body Image and Religiosity among Veiled and Non-Veiled Turkish Women

The positive relationship between body image and religiosity, as found in Christian samples, is often explained in terms of a moderate dress style of highly religious women. Unfortunately, almost nothing is known about the relationship between body image, religiosity, and dress style among female Mu...

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Authors: Demmrich, Sarah 1986- (Author) ; Atmaca, Sümeyya (Author) ; Dinç, Cüneyt (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Journal of empirical theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 127-147
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Turkey / Muslim woman / Veil / Religiosity / Body image
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
KBL Near East and North Africa
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Body Image veiling popular religiosity normative religiosity
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)