Questioning French Secularism

Gender Politics and Islam in a Parisian Suburb

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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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).

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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).

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