The veil in Kuwait : gender, fashion, identity
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The veil in Kuwait : gender, fashion, identity
(Palgrave pivot)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
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  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
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  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
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  Gifu
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  Aichi
  Mie
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
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  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 83 - 87) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Veil in Kuwait explores the complex reasons behind why women veil and how they are perceived by those that do not veil. Religion, culture, family, tradition, and fashion are all explored to provide insight into this fascinating phenomenon that has received global interest.
Table of Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION 1.1. Significance of the Study 1.2. Previous Research 1.3. Kuwaiti Society 1.4. Gulf University for Science and Technology 1.5. Methodology PART II: THE SURVEY 2.1. Survey Measures 2.2. Family Background 2.3. Limitations 2.3.1. General Context and Difficulties of the Survey 2.3.2. The 'East-West' Problem 2.4. Preliminary Conclusion PART III: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 3.1. The Central Question: Why do you Veil? 3.1.1. First Findings: Answers of 'Covered Girls' 3.1.2. Second Findings: Answers of 'Uncovered Girls' 3.1.3. Third Findings: Answers of 'Male Students' 3.2. The 'Protect Women from Men' Argument 3.3. The Feminist Argument 3.4. Preliminary Conclusion 3.5. Religion as a Factor 3.5.1. Praying Attitudes 3.5.2. Knowledge of the Scriptures 3.5.3. The Qur'anic Passages 3.6. Social Interactions and Mutual Perceptions 3.6.1. Culture and Religion 3.6.2. Perception and Self-Perception 3.6.3. Respect and Virtue 3.6.4. Different Perceptions of 'Male Attention' 3.6.5. Combining the Hijab with Western Clothes and 'Veiling Fashion' 3.6.6. Does the Hijab Enhance the Woman's Beauty? 3.6.7. Preliminary Conclusion: Unequal Perceptions and the Question of Tolerance PART IV: THE GUILT/SHAME PARADIGM 4.1. Modesty and Fitna 4.2. Shame and Guilt in Islamic Culture 5. Conclusion 5.1. The Paradox of Veiling Fashion 5.2. Overall Evaluation of Responses Bibliography Appendix: The Questionnaires
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