Psychosocial Aspects of Niqab Wearing [electronic resource] : Religion, Nationalism and Identity in Bosnia and Herzegovina /
Bosankic, N.author.
In Psychosocial aspects of niqab wearing Nina Bosankic explores the various motives which lead young women living in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina to adopt the niqab (full face veil). She uses a grounded theory approach to examine this decision which is often viewed as controversial from both within and outside Islam.
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Cover ; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Determinants of Religious Behaviour; Gender and religious behaviour; Gender and (Islamic) fundamentalism; 3 Shari'a Practice of Clothing: Debates and Controversies; West vs. East; Veilploitation; Origin; Contemporary debates and controversies; Clothing practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 4 Nationalism, Gender and Religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Women in fundamentalist Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 5 To Veil or Not to Veil: A Decision-Making Process; Category I - Tension: a challenge to identity
Category II - Attempted resolution: searching for alternatives and looking for evidenceCategory III - Making the decision: to be a good believer; Category IV - Means: harmonization of the outside with the inside; Categories V and VI - Transformation: internalization of religious values and being at a higher level of spirituality; 6 Conclusion; Methodological Appendix; Glossary; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In Psychosocial aspects of niqab wearing Nina Bosankic explores the various motives which lead young women living in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina to adopt the niqab (full face veil). She uses a grounded theory approach to examine this decision which is often viewed as controversial from both within and outside Islam.
Sociology.
Personality.
Social psychology.
Islam.
Self.
Identity (Psychology).
Cultural studies.
Sociology, general.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Islam.
Self and Identity.
Cultural Studies.