Religion, dress and the body / [edited by] Linda B. Arthur.

Other author Bradley, Linda Arthur
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Berg, 1999.
Descriptionxiii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesDress, body, culture, 1360-466X
Dress, body, culture. ^A398220
Contents Dress and the social control of the body / Linda B. Arthur -- The social control of women's bodies in two Mennonite communities / Beth Grayhill and Linda B. Arthur -- Sacred dress, public worlds : Amish and Mormon image of the body : images of paradise on Laie, Hawaii / Frank Salamone -- The obedient and disobedient daughters of the church : Strangite Mormon dress as a mode of control / Gayle Veronica Fischer -- Dress and interaction in contending cultures : Eastern Dakota and Euroamericans in nineteenth century Minnesota / Sandra Lee Evenson and David J. Trayte -- The African American church, its sacred cosmos, and dress / Dwendolyn S. O'Neal -- Fashion and identity of women religious / Susan O. Michelman -- The Paarda expression of Hejaab among Afghan women in a non-Muslim community / M. Catherine Daly -- Hasidic women's head-coverings : a feminized system of Hasidic distinction / Barbara Goldman Carrel -- Jewish genes, Jewish jeans : a fashionable body / Karen Anijar.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN1859732925
ISBN1859732976 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GT605 .R45 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold