The Veil as Metaphor of French Colonized Algeria

The paper examines the shift of the veil from a religious and traditional symbol to a political metaphor during French colonized Algeria (18301962). It discusses the significance of veiling for both the colonizers and the colonists. For France, unveiled women would have been the proof of colonial po...

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Main Author: Boariu, Maria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: CEEOL [2002]
In: Journal for the study of religions and ideologies
Year: 2002, Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Pages: 173-188
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
KBL Near East and North Africa
TK Recent history
Further subjects:B Patriarchy
B family values
B Islam
B Segregation
B Religion
B Algeria
B social convention
B Veil
B Gender
B Differences
B Colonization
B Koran
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