Contemporary Anthropology of Religion: Gender Politics and Islam in a Parisian Suburb

Selby, Jennifer

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-02-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230121010

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-01132-9

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 247