My obsession with women and religion
May. 2nd, 2003 09:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kz_blogoramblingWell, we all know I have an obsession with nuns that won't quit. I've also been intrigued by Hijab (muslim headscarf) for some time. I suddenly wondered if these two were connected.
When I see a woman wearing the headscarf, I feel sort of envious. Some of the women around here don't wear plain ones but rather very lovely patterns. Maybe I feel that way because it seems exotic to me. Or maybe because I like the idea of freedom from bad hair days. Or because I admire such an outward expression of faith. And while this defeats the intended purpose, I also think the scarves are very alluring. What does the woman's hair look like? Is it straight, or wavy? How long is it? Not knowing is intriguing. I am also influenced, I think, by some essays I read by some well-educated, professional women who described their decision to wear the headscarf. I totally got what they were saying.
And then we've got nuns, not all of whom wear head coverings of course, but I find myself intrigued by those who wear the full habit.
So is it the head thing? Do I have a secret wish to bewimple myself?
I can just see it now.
Friend: "Cranky, you've converted to Islam? What made you accept Mohommed as the true prophet?"
Cranky: "I don't know about any of that. I'm just in it for the clothes."
I just bought another nun book on half.com. I'm not even Catholic.
When I see a woman wearing the headscarf, I feel sort of envious. Some of the women around here don't wear plain ones but rather very lovely patterns. Maybe I feel that way because it seems exotic to me. Or maybe because I like the idea of freedom from bad hair days. Or because I admire such an outward expression of faith. And while this defeats the intended purpose, I also think the scarves are very alluring. What does the woman's hair look like? Is it straight, or wavy? How long is it? Not knowing is intriguing. I am also influenced, I think, by some essays I read by some well-educated, professional women who described their decision to wear the headscarf. I totally got what they were saying.
And then we've got nuns, not all of whom wear head coverings of course, but I find myself intrigued by those who wear the full habit.
So is it the head thing? Do I have a secret wish to bewimple myself?
I can just see it now.
Friend: "Cranky, you've converted to Islam? What made you accept Mohommed as the true prophet?"
Cranky: "I don't know about any of that. I'm just in it for the clothes."
I just bought another nun book on half.com. I'm not even Catholic.
