"Hijab" in JSTOR (1942); The Veil Unveiled glossary (2001)

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   OED must add "hijab" soon.  JSTOR has 193 hits (many not relevant):


(in Book Reviews)
Marriage in Early Islam
Gertrude H. Stern
Review author[s]: Ilse Lichtenstadter
Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 62, No. 1. (Mar., 1942), pp. 82-83.
Pg. 82:  Further chapters deal with...and the important chapter on the Institution of the _hijab_.  (Pg. 83--ed.)  In this chapter Miss Stern discusses the question as to when the seclusion of Muhammedan women was instituted.  It orgiginated from the seclusion of Muhammad's own wives.  Muhammad felt that it was necessary to give his wives a higher social standing by forbidding any contact between them and any men but those who were their relatives within the prohibited degree of marriage.  They were also not allowed to marry again after the Prophet's death.  There are many traditions regarding the seclusion of Muhammad's wives, some of them without doubt spurious, others to some degree reliable.  Although there is evidence that Muhammad did not introduce the custom of veiling into Arabia, it is difficult to say at what time the institution of the veil was adopted by the community.One of the reasons may have been that just as Muslim men considered Muhammad their example, Muslim women tried to imitate his wives and therefore took upon themselves the veil as a sign of their piety and right way of living.


The Seven Names for Hell in the Qur'an
Thomas O'Shaughnessy
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Vol. 24, No. 3. (1961), pp. 444-469.
Pg. 445:  A similar meaning is given to _hijab_, the "partition" between Heaven and Hell which is found in context with the word "a'raf_ (VII,44) already mentioned and is identified with it by Tabari.


"On the Modesty of Women in Arab Muslim Villages": A Reply (in Discussion and Debate)
Nadia M. Abu-Zahra
American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 72, No. 5. (Oct., 1970), pp. 1079-1088.
Pg. 1088:
MAWUDI, ABU-AL-A'LA AL-
   1959  Al-Hijab {The veil].  Damascus: Dar al-Fikr al Islami.  {Translated from Urdu into Arabic by Kazim al-Sabbaq.]


Purdah: Separate Worlds and Symbolic Shelter
Hanna Papanek
Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 15, No. 3. (Jun., 1973), pp. 289-325.
Pg. 308:
   Free mixing of the sexes is prohibited through _hijab_ (i.e. a set of rules and regulations about attitudes, dress, manners and modes of conduct and behaviour of the sexes, including rules for properly covering bodies of women when they go out).

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THE VEIL UNVEILED:
THE HIJAB IN MODERN CULTURE
by Faegheh Shirazi
Gainesville: University Press of Florida
2001

Pg. 201:  GLOSSARY
_bad hejab_ Persian, a term used in the Islamic Republic of Iran to designate those women who wear a "bad" _hijab_, an unacceptable or improper form of the veil.
_chador_ Persian, literally, "tent."  _Chador_ is a form of _hijab_, consisting of a full-length semicircular piece of material.  It is placed on top of the head and covers the entire body.  It is held in place with one hand at all times.  Sometimes a corner of it is pulled over the face to cover part of the mouth.

Pg. 202:
_hejabe behtar_ Persian, a term designating a "superior" form of _hijab_ in Iran.  The traditional Iranian _chador_ is often considered a better and superior form of _hijab_, as opposed to the more modern form of Islanic dress that consists of an outerwear gown (_rupush_) and a large scarf (_rusari_).
_hijab_ Arabic and Persian, veil.

Pg. 203:
_pardaa_  Hindi, anglicized "purdah."  The term originates in Persian, where it literally means "curtain; in Urdu, _pardaa_ refers to segregation as well as to the veil worn by a Muslim woman.
_picheh_ Persian, a black face veil.  A _picheh_ is an old-fashioned form of _hijab_ that was common during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Iran.
_purdah_ The anglicized version of the Hindi _pardaa_.
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_rupush_ Persian, outer wear.  In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the _rupush_ is the (Pg. 204--ed.) outer gown worn as a part of the Islamic dress code.  It fits loosely, has long sleeves, and reaches below the knee.
_rusari_ Persian for "worn over the head."  It is a large scarf worn over the head and is usually worn with the _rupush_.  The _rusari_ is considered a modern form of Islamic dress in the Islamic Republic of Iran.