Sexuality in Islam

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Anthropology
Cover of the book Sexuality in Islam by Abdelwahab Bouhdiba, Saqi
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Author: Abdelwahab Bouhdiba ISBN: 9780863568664
Publisher: Saqi Publication: January 16, 2012
Imprint: Saqi Books Language: English
Author: Abdelwahab Bouhdiba
ISBN: 9780863568664
Publisher: Saqi
Publication: January 16, 2012
Imprint: Saqi Books
Language: English

In this classic work, Abdelwahab Bouhdiba asserts that Islam is a lyrical view of life in which sexuality enjoys a privileged status. Drawing on both Arabic and Western sources and seeking to integrate the religious and the sexual, Bouhdiba describes the place of sexuality in the traditional Islamic view of the world and examines whether a harmony of sexuality and religious faith is achieved in practice. Beginning with the Quran, Bouhdiba confronts the question of male supremacy in Islam and the strict separation of the masculine and the feminine. He considers purification practices; Islamic attitudes towards homosexuality, concubinage and legal marriage; and sexual taboos laid down by the Quran. Bouhdiba assesses contemporary sexual practice, including eroticism, misogyny and mysticism, and concludes that the ideal Islamic model of sexuality has been debased. 'Readable and informative ... an imaginative and off-beat sourcebook' Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

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In this classic work, Abdelwahab Bouhdiba asserts that Islam is a lyrical view of life in which sexuality enjoys a privileged status. Drawing on both Arabic and Western sources and seeking to integrate the religious and the sexual, Bouhdiba describes the place of sexuality in the traditional Islamic view of the world and examines whether a harmony of sexuality and religious faith is achieved in practice. Beginning with the Quran, Bouhdiba confronts the question of male supremacy in Islam and the strict separation of the masculine and the feminine. He considers purification practices; Islamic attitudes towards homosexuality, concubinage and legal marriage; and sexual taboos laid down by the Quran. Bouhdiba assesses contemporary sexual practice, including eroticism, misogyny and mysticism, and concludes that the ideal Islamic model of sexuality has been debased. 'Readable and informative ... an imaginative and off-beat sourcebook' Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

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