Open AccessDe nøgne kvinder i hammam: paradis eller helvede?
Author(s) -
Kate Østergaard
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
kvinder, køn and forskning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2245-6937
pISSN - 0907-6182
DOI - 10.7146/kkf.v0i3.28373
Subject(s) - population , political science , sociology , humanities , religious studies , demography , philosophy
The article focuses on the gendered discussions of the public bathhouses i Marocco, also called hammam. Hammam in Casablanca is a necessity and a local practice for the low income sections of the population, and for women it functions as a social meetingplace. Likewise it is legitimized as a religious practice, but is at the same time being associated with shamelessness according to theological discussions.