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“O n t he M odesty of W omen in A rab M uslim V illages”: A R eply 1
Author(s) -
AbuZahra Nadia M.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1970.72.5.02a00080
Subject(s) - code (set theory) , arabic , interpretation (philosophy) , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , set (abstract data type) , programming language
It is methodologically misleading to try to understand the code of modesty in illiterate Arab Muslim villages by dubious interpretation of Quranic verses or archaic literary Arabic words. It is also dangerous to generalize about the modesty of Arab Muslim women on the basis of the analysis of idioms peculiar to a particular Arab community. The code of modesty of Arab Muslim women in a certain community could not be understood independently of the values and the images prevalent in this community.