10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE THE VEIL»
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take the veil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Rethinking Muslim Women and
the Veil: Challenging Historical ...
According to the OED, 'To take the veil' means becoming a nun. Given the
respect accorded to nuns in the West, it is a pity 'taking the veil' has not had the
same positive connotations for Muslim women who 'take the veil'. 1 The
Complete ...
2
The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics
17RomanCatholicwomenhavebeenrequiredtocover their heads at worship and
women religious "take the veil"—once literally,butformanytoday,inthepost-
VaticanIIera,symbolically. Themonk's cowl, an emblem of the Catholic holy man,
...
3
Living Without
the Veil: Knowing God Intimately, and Making ...
We have to stop hiding who we really are, and take the veil off. We do not need to
hide like Adam and Eve did after they sinned. We have a covering, the blood of
Jesus. We all have sinned. Christ died for us all. When we put our faith in Him to ...
4
Toward a New Psychology of Gender: A Reader
One is surprised at the shift their bodies make when they take the veil olfThe
bland face becomes colourful with creative make-up. The loose dress of the veil,
once taken off, reveals underneath fashionable clothing, making a more
individual ...
Mary M. Gergen, Sara N. Davis, 2013
in answer to the following questions: why did they decide to take the veil? When
did they take this decision? How do they perceive or understand its significance?
And what kind of veiling has been opted for? In the last part of this paper I trace ...
Nanny M. W. de Vries, Jan Best
“Each of you has a problem. Your problem is, you want to take the veil, but it is
guarded. Father Galen's problem is, he wants to touch the Cross and show it to
the Patriarch. Perhaps the solution to each problem lies in the other.” “How,
exactly?
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Bengal Catholic Expositor
They say be told them I had not taken the veil, but hoped I soon would do it." Thus
we find it recorded in one page, that the bishop openly proclaimed her intention
to take the veil, and in another that her reception for that purpose was to " take ...
8
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
2 take the veil A Christian woman who takes the veil becomes a nun. 3 take/
adopt the veil A Muslim woman who takes or adopts the veil decides to wear
traditional Muslim clothing, unclear© 4 [S] literary a thin covering of something,
which you ...
They say he told them I had not taken the veil, but hoped I soon would do it.” Thus
we find it recorded in one page, that the bishop openly proclaimed her intention
to take the veil, and in another that her reception for that purpose was to “ take ...
They say he told them I had not taken the veil, but hoped I soon would do it." Tims
we find it recorded in one page, that the bishop openly proclaimed her intention
to take the veil, and in another that her reception for that purpose was to " take ...
Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, 1836
