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Religion, Dress and the Body (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
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Religion, Dress and the Body (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
Series: Dress, Body, Culture
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Religions constrain the bodies of their members through dress. In
many cases, dress immediately identifies a member of the community
to the outside world and separates them from a society that members
believe is threatened by evil forces. Dress identifies the wearer's
community to other groups and communities, and may also reflect
one's status. Most interestingly, perhaps, dress is a measure of
one's level of commitment to the community. While communities vary
greatly in terms of what is permissible, strict conformity to
internal codes invariably is interpreted as a sign of piety,
whereas deviation implies at best self-indulgence and at worst
contempt for community values. In order to control sexuality,
women's bodies in particular are constrained in religious
communities in terms of emotional expression, diet, and especially
dress.
This book investigates dress in American religious communities as a
vital component of the social control of cultures, and also
examines how people express themselves despite religious
constraints. Gender issues feature prominently since the control of
female sexuality within religious communities is a matter of vital
concern to its members. Drawing on rich ethnographic case studies,
this wide-ranging and interdisciplinary represents a major
contribution to the study of both religion and dress.
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