Questioning French Secularism
Gender Politics and Islam in a Parisian Suburb
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Jennifer Selby | ISBN: | 9781137011329 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | April 6, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jennifer Selby |
| ISBN: | 9781137011329 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | April 6, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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).
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).
