Determinants of Religious Behaviour

Abstract

Since the end of World War II, in Bosnian-Herzegovinian society covering for the religious reasons had only a form of hijab (head scarf), even in light of the “return to roots” and the awakening of national and religious identity in the 1990s. However some women decided to adopt clothing practice manifested through practice of wearing a niqab (full-face veil), unspecific for Bosnia and Herzegovina. This chapter provides an overview of various psychological and sociological theories of religiousness, with particular emphasis on gender differences in religious precise and beliefs, exploring what may have led some women to adopt such a form of religious behaviour. In addition, fundamentalist construction of gender is explored.