{"product_id":"islam-faith-and-fashion-the-islamic-fashion-industry-in-turkey-paperback","title":"Islam, Faith, and Fashion: The Islamic Fashion Industry in Turkey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMagdalena Craciun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe subject of religion and dress in Turkey has been debated at great length both in academia and the media. Through in-depth ethnographic research into the Turkish fashion market and the work of a category of new comers, namely headscarf-wearing fashion professionals, \u003ci\u003eIslam, Faith, and Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e examines entrepreneurship in this market and the aesthetic desirability, religious suitability, and ethical credibility of fashionable Islamic dress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat makes a fashionable outfit Islamically appropriate? What makes an Islamically appropriate outfit fashionable? What are the conditions, challenges and constraints an entrepreneur faces in this market, and how do they market their products? Is the presumed oxymoronic nature of Islamic fashion a challenge or a burden? Through case studies and ethnographic portraits, Craciun questions the commercialization of Islamic dress and tackles the delicate and often incompatible relationship between clothing worn in recognition of religious belief and clothing worn purely because it is fashionable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis timely analysis of fashion, religion, ethics, and aesthetics presents dress as a disputed and a contested locus of modernity. \u003ci\u003eIslam, Faith, and Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading for students of fashion, anthropology, and material and visual culture.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagdalena Craciun\u003c\/b\u003e obtained her PhD in Anthropology at University College London in 2010, working under Daniel Miller. She carried out fieldwork in Romania and Turkey, and her research interests include dress, fashion, Islamic fashion, materiality, authenticity, brands, fakes, markets, Eastern Europe, and Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42121871655047,"sku":"9781350105737","price":86.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1b57e8128e7dd8ebfb0ce07acded66b6.webp?v=1732556498","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/islam-faith-and-fashion-the-islamic-fashion-industry-in-turkey-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}