WAYS OF UNDERSTANDING BODY IN THE MAGHREB

• Authors: Barska Anna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article discusses very interesting issues of body expressions in the Maghreb culture, especially as related to feminine outfits. The author shows that all socio-cultural changes influence body transformation, the way of its interpretation, since every type of society creates its own way of understanding body language. Accordingly, a body and its appearance are a natural quality, but also a sign. Such aspects as prohibitions on using the left hand during meals or the role of a beard and a moustache or depilation and covering a woman's body, are connected with morality, religion, education and the cultural variety of the Maghreb people.

Keywords

EN

BODY EXPRESSION -MAGHREB CULTURE; FEMALE BODY LANGUAGE

Discipline

• ANTHROPOLOGY: ANTHROPOLOGY

• Publisher: Instytut Kultur Śródziemnomorskich i Orientalnych PAN
• Journal: Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies
• Year: 2006
• Issue: 21
• Pages: 17-29
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Barska Anna

• Anna Barska, Uniwersytet Opolski, Instytut Antropologii i Socjologii Kultury, ul. Katowicka 89, 45-061 Opole, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA06922