Le voile en Tunisie. De la réalisation de soi à la résistance passive
Through a study of the rebirth of the Islamic veil-wearing tradition in Tunisia we identified a set of beliefs and practices that lie beneath a process of female self-affirmation and are the basis of an "ideology" of protest against social and political order. Considering these practices a...
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| Language: | English |
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Université de Provence
2010-12-01
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| Series: | Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/6840 |
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| Summary: | Through a study of the rebirth of the Islamic veil-wearing tradition in Tunisia we identified a set of beliefs and practices that lie beneath a process of female self-affirmation and are the basis of an "ideology" of protest against social and political order. Considering these practices as a form of feminism may seem incoherent for two reasons: the dominance of the subordination / patriarchy paradigm in gender studies, and the absence of activism as such. To overcome this obstacle, I have used a comprehensive approach to determine how and under what conditions the veil has become the symbol of women's emancipation in relation to male subordination while at the same time expressing a new form of social conservatism. My article also focuses on the complex interaction processes used to develop techniques of self-worth and self-exclusion that characterize veiled women and therefore help to overcome the difficulty in having a practice socially disqualified and prohibited by the authorities accepted. |
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| ISSN: | 0997-1327 2105-2271 |