Western Representations of the Muslim Woman: From Termagant to Odalisque

by Mohja Kahf

Book Overview

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 this illuminating study, Mohja Kahf traces the process through which the "termagant" became an "odalisque"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292743378
• ISBN13: 9780292743373
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"