Religious clothing might be considered a special case of occupational clothing.
Sometimes it is worn only during the performance of religious ceremonies.
However, it may also be worn everyday as a marker for special religious status.
For example, Jains and Muslim men wear unstitched cloth pieces when performing religious ceremonies.
The unstitched cloth signifies unified and complete devotion to the task at hand, with no digression.
Sikhs wear a turban as it is a part of their religion.
The cleanliness of religious dresses in Eastern religions like Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam and Jainism is of paramount importance, since it indicates purity.
Clothing figures prominently in the Bible where it appears in numerous contexts, the more prominent ones being: the story of Adam and Eve who made coverings for themselves out of fig leaves, Joseph's cloak, Judah and Tamar,Mordecai and Esther.
Furthermore, the priests officiating in the Temple had very specific garments, the lack of which made one liable to death.
In Islamic traditions, women are required to wear long, loose, opaque outer dress when stepping out of the home.
This dress code was democratic (for all women regardless of status) and for protection from the scorching sun.
The Quran says this about husbands and wives: "...They are clothing/covering (Libaas) for you; and you for them" (chapter 2:187).
Jewish ritual also requires rending of one's upper garment as a sign of mourning.
This practice is found in the Bible when Jacob hears of the apparent death of his son Joseph.
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