Overview: Uniquely and simultaneously considers religious hair practices from the believer’s spiritual viewpoint, theology, history, sociology and psychology.Conveys how head coverings like the hijab and turban.This book explores the fascinating world of religious hair observances within six religious traditions that account for 77% of the world’s adherents: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. Symbolic use of hair has been, and remains, prevalent in all six and carries significant amounts of religious and social meaning. Hair is a unique body substance. It can be sha
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