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1 online resource (246 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Readers' Discretion -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Women's Bodies and the Politics of Representation -- 1.1 I -- 1.2 II -- References -- Chapter 2: Pain, Perception, and FC/FGC: International Discourses on Rights and Representation -- 2.1 Terminology and Types -- 2.2 The Origin -- 2.3 Health Impacts -- 2.4 International Legal Discourses -- 2.4.1 International Human Rights Framework |
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2.4.2 The UNGA Resolutions: Evolution of an FC/FGC-specific Framework -- 2.4.3 Advocacy Networks and the Health-Based Campaigns -- 2.5 National Legal Arrangements -- 2.6 Counter-narratives -- 2.6.1 Cultural Colonialism -- 2.6.2 Medicalisation Debate -- 2.7 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: Khafz in India: Culture, Narratives, and Counter-narratives -- 3.1 The Bohra Legacy -- 3.1.1 The Origin of Ismailism in India -- 3.1.2 The "Bohra" Etymology -- 3.1.3 The Office of Dai-al-Mutlaq -- 3.2 Reform Movement and Political Collaborations of the Dawat |
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3.2.1 Mapping Khafz in the Reform Movement -- 3.3 Khafz among DBs: Historical and Religious Roots -- 3.4 Survey Overview: Narratives from the Field -- 3.4.1 The Procedural Narrative -- 3.4.1.1 The Age of Performance -- 3.4.1.2 Initiation of the Procedure -- 3.4.1.3 Medicalisation: The Debate Within -- 3.4.1.4 The Extent of the Cut -- 3.4.2 Personal Testimonies -- 3.4.3 Health Effects -- 3.4.4 Explanations for Khafz's Sustenance -- 3.5 The Indian Public Discourse on Khafz -- 3.5.1 The Beginning of Advocacy and Legal Discourse -- 3.5.2 Narratives on Anti-FC/FGC Advocacy in India |
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3.5.3 Legal Recourse Against the Practice in India -- 3.6 The Indian-International Interface on FC/FGC -- 3.7 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Veiling in International Arena: A Fractured Discourse -- 4.1 Religious Roots of Islamic Veiling -- 4.2 Variations of Islamic Veiling -- 4.3 Evolution of the Discourse -- 4.4 Anti-Veiling Discourses -- 4.4.1 The Period of European Colonialism and the Orientalist Lens -- 4.4.2 Nationalised Modernisation -- 4.4.3 Islamophobia and Anti-Immigration Sentiments -- 4.4.3.1 Europe Leading the Veil-Banning Spree |
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4.4.3.2 The Anglo-American Standpoint -- 4.4.3.3 Veiling in Sports -- 4.5 Pro-Veiling Discourses -- 4.5.1 Forced Veiling, Islamic Resurgence, and Identity Assertion -- 4.5.2 Veiling as a Symbol of Resistance and Reassertion -- 4.5.3 The Rising Global Islamic Fashion -- 4.6 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5: Local Discourses on Veiling in India: Narratives from the Field -- 5.1 Mapping Muslim Population in India -- 5.2 Evolution of the Veiling Discourse in India -- 5.2.1 Pre-Independence and the Seclusion Ethos: Early Muslims and Colonialism |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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5.2.2 Purdah and Post-Independence India: Contemporary Developments |
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Muslim women -- India -- Social life and customs
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Female circumcision -- Social aspects -- India
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Female circumcision -- Religious aspects -- Islam
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Veils -- Social aspects -- India
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Veils -- Religious aspects -- Islam
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Islam -- Social aspects -- India
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Female genital mutilation -- Social aspects.
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Islam -- Social aspects.
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Muslim women -- Social life and customs.
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Public opinion.
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Veils -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Veils -- Social aspects.
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India -- Religious life and customs
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India -- Foreign public opinion
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India.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000928044 |
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1000928047 |
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