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Drawing on both Arabic and Western sources, the author describes the place of sexuality in the traditional Islamic world view.

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'Readable and informative ... an imaginative and off-beat sourcebook' Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

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Contents: Preface vii Part I: The Islamic view of sexuality 1 1 The Quran and the question of sexuality 7 2 Sexual prohibitions in Islam 14 3 The eternal and Islamic feminine 19 4 The frontier of the sexes 30 5 Purity lost, purity regained 43 6 Commerce with the invisible 58 7 The infinite orgasm 72 8 The sexual and the sacral 88 Part II: Sexual practice in Islam 101 9 Sexuality and sociality 103 10 Variations on eroticism: misogyny, mysticism and 'mujun' 116 11 Erotology 140 12 Certain practices 159 13 In the kingdom of the mothers 212 Conclusion 231 Notes 250 Bibliography 273

Sexuality in Islam

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      Publisher: Saqi Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 31/01/2012
      ISBN13: 9780863564932, 978-0863564932
      ISBN10: 0863564933

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on both Arabic and Western sources, the author describes the place of sexuality in the traditional Islamic world view.

      Trade Review
      'Readable and informative ... an imaginative and off-beat sourcebook' Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

      Table of Contents
      Contents: Preface vii Part I: The Islamic view of sexuality 1 1 The Quran and the question of sexuality 7 2 Sexual prohibitions in Islam 14 3 The eternal and Islamic feminine 19 4 The frontier of the sexes 30 5 Purity lost, purity regained 43 6 Commerce with the invisible 58 7 The infinite orgasm 72 8 The sexual and the sacral 88 Part II: Sexual practice in Islam 101 9 Sexuality and sociality 103 10 Variations on eroticism: misogyny, mysticism and 'mujun' 116 11 Erotology 140 12 Certain practices 159 13 In the kingdom of the mothers 212 Conclusion 231 Notes 250 Bibliography 273

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