04454nam 2200829 a 450 991081754480332120230818220508.01-282-96471-297866129647181-4008-3756-110.1515/9781400837564(CKB)2670000000067555(EBL)646749(OCoLC)705535773(SSID)ssj0000474451(PQKBManifestationID)12187576(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474451(PQKBWorkID)10454108(PQKB)10344846(SSID)ssj0000545398(PQKBManifestationID)11335589(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000545398(PQKBWorkID)10559648(PQKB)10881009(OCoLC)708254094(MdBmJHUP)muse43114(DE-B1597)453582(OCoLC)979749690(DE-B1597)9781400837564(Au-PeEL)EBL646749(CaPaEBR)ebr10442056(CaONFJC)MIL296471(MiAaPQ)EBC646749(EXLCZ)99267000000006755520060216d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWhy the French don't like headscarves Islam, the State, and public space /John R. BowenCourse BookPrinceton Princeton University Pressc20071 online resource (302 pages)0-691-12506-6 0-691-13839-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.State and religion in the long run -- Remembering laïcité -- Regulating Islam -- Publicity and politics, 1989-2005 -- Scarves and schools -- Moving toward a law -- Repercussions -- Philosophy, media, anxiety -- Communalism -- Islamism -- Sexism -- Conclusions.The French government's 2004 decision to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools puzzled many observers, both because it seemed to infringe needlessly on religious freedom, and because it was hailed by many in France as an answer to a surprisingly wide range of social ills, from violence against females in poor suburbs to anti-Semitism. Why the French Don't Like Headscarves explains why headscarves on schoolgirls caused such a furor, and why the furor yielded this law. Making sense of the dramatic debate from his perspective as an American anthropologist in France at the time, John Bowen writes about everyday life and public events while also presenting interviews with officials and intellectuals, and analyzing French television programs and other media. Bowen argues that the focus on headscarves came from a century-old sensitivity to the public presence of religion in schools, feared links between public expressions of Islamic identity and radical Islam, and a media-driven frenzy that built support for a headscarf ban during 2003-2004. Although the defense of laïcité (secularity) was cited as the law's major justification, politicians, intellectuals, and the media linked the scarves to more concrete social anxieties--about "communalism," political Islam, and violence toward women. Written in engaging, jargon-free prose, Why the French Don't Like Headscarves is the first comprehensive and objective analysis of this subject, in any language, and it speaks to tensions between assimilation and diversity that extend well beyond France's borders.Hijab (Islamic clothing)FranceVeilsSocial aspectsFranceMuslim womenClothingFranceClothing and dressReligious aspectsIslamClothing and dressPolitical aspectsFranceIslam and secularismFranceFranceRace relationsHijab (Islamic clothing)VeilsSocial aspectsMuslim womenClothingClothing and dressReligious aspectsIslam.Clothing and dressPolitical aspectsIslam and secularism391.4/30944BE 8660rvkBowen John Richard1951-1603980MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817544803321Why the French don't like headscarves4043610UNINA