Embodied Conversions and Sexual Selves: New Jewish, Christian and Muslim Women in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, religions are often positioned as opposite to secular ideals of women’s freedom. While women’s emancipation supposedly grants women their autonomy, religions are suspected of reaffirming gender inequality. In this religion-versus-emancipation dilemma, questions of the body are pertinent, since traditional religions are framed as restricting and regulating women’s bodies. Questions about modesty, sexual relations, clothing and food preparations often come up in such debates. There seems to be a particular tension for women who convert to religions that are often regarded as... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Part of book |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Schlagwörter: | Taverne |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27611855 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/414730 |