The Conceptions of Modesty in Abrahamic Religions - Sadatmoosavi, Zohreh;Shokouhi, Mohammad Ali
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Over two past decades, the issue of modesty norms and women's wearing modest dress were widely discussed in academic and media discourse. Basically, modesty does not belong to any specific culture but today it has become the subject of intense scrutiny in the Islamic context. However, all scriptures of Abrahamic religions; the Qur'an, Old and New Testaments have emphasized on the observing modesty as a moral and social virtue for both men and women and recommended modest dress for women despite of using different conceptions and terms. This study will explore the conceptions of modesty and…mehr

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Over two past decades, the issue of modesty norms and women's wearing modest dress were widely discussed in academic and media discourse. Basically, modesty does not belong to any specific culture but today it has become the subject of intense scrutiny in the Islamic context. However, all scriptures of Abrahamic religions; the Qur'an, Old and New Testaments have emphasized on the observing modesty as a moral and social virtue for both men and women and recommended modest dress for women despite of using different conceptions and terms. This study will explore the conceptions of modesty and modest dress of women in Judaism, Christianity and Islam to clear the essential similarities of Abrahamic faiths regarding to modesty norms and using modest dress for women.
Autorenporträt
Zohreh Sadatmoosavi is PhD of religions in University Malaya. Her research areas include comparative religion, mysticism and women studies. She has authored more than 30 articles and presented in considerable number of conferences and seminars in universities in these areas. She has written two books entitled of "Hijab in Divine Religions".