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Western Representations of the Muslim Woman: From Termagant to Odalisque
Western Representations of the Muslim Woman From Termagant to Odalisque
Author: Mohja Kahf
Veiled, secluded, submissive, oppressed--the "odalisque" image has held sway over Western representations of Muslim women since the Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. Yet during medieval and Renaissance times, European writers portrayed Muslim women in exactly the opposite way, as forceful queens of wanton and intimidating sexuality. In t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780292743366
ISBN-10: 029274336X
Publication Date: 5/1999
Pages: 207
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Publisher: University of Texas Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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