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This article discusses the various ways in which dress is used as a means of political and religious conformity in the Middle East. It examines different examples, such as veiling in Oman and dress reform laws in Turkey, and includes ethnographic studies from Malta, the Middle East, Iran, and the Caucasus.
Focusing on political and religious conformity, this work considers how the languages of dress in the Middle East connect with other social practices. Treating cases as diverse as practices of veiling in Oman and dress reform laws in Turkey, these thenographic studies extend from Malta, across the Middle East, to Iran and countries of the Caucasus.
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