Fashion and Globalization

doi:10.1017/9781108862349.022

40 - Fashion and Globalization

The Politics of Hijab

from Part VI - Fashion Systems and Globalization

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2023

Liz Bucar

Edited by

Christopher Breward ,

Beverly Lemire and

Giorgio Riello

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Christopher Breward: Affiliation:
National Museums Scotland
Beverly Lemire: Affiliation:
University of Alberta
Giorgio Riello: Affiliation:
European University Institute, Florence

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Summary

Specialized clothing and accessories play various roles in many religious communities. Religious leaders wear liturgical vestments in order to be easily identified as a representative of God on earth. Ordinary practitioners wear religious clothing during ceremonies as a way to sanctify the body by sartorially orienting it to the divine. Other items are meant for everyday use to communicate religious identity, create a specific social space, or work to cultivate an individual’s character.

Type: Chapter
Information: The Cambridge Global History of Fashion
From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
, pp. 1394 - 1421

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108862349.022 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2023

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