Sexual Ethics and Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and JurisprudenceSimon and Schuster, 2016 M01 7 - 320 pages Whether exploring the thorny issues of wives’ sexual duties, divorce, homosexuality, or sex outside marriage, discussions of sexual ethics and Islam often spark heated conflict rather than reasoned argument. In this updated and expanded edition of her ground-breaking work, feminist Muslim scholar Dr Kecia Ali asks how one can determine what makes sex lawful and ethical in the sight of God. Drawing on both revealed and interpretative Muslim texts, Ali critiques medieval and contemporary commentators alike to produce a balanced and comprehensive study of a subject both sensitive and urgent, making this an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and interested readers. |
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... issues discussed here. Over the years, conversations with Ayesha Chaudhry, Farid Esack, Mohammed Fadel, Juliane Hammer, Aysha Hidayatullah, Scott Kugle, Sa'diyya Shaikh, and Amina Wadud have shaped my thinking. A conference organized by ...
... issues discussed here. Over the years, conversations with Ayesha Chaudhry, Farid Esack, Mohammed Fadel, Juliane Hammer, Aysha Hidayatullah, Scott Kugle, Sa'diyya Shaikh, and Amina Wadud have shaped my thinking. A conference organized by ...
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... issues at stake, particularly where the words have legal implications, I have striven for consistency in my translation of key terms. Where I had to choose between a literal-but-awkward rendering or a more idiomatic but less precise ...
... issues at stake, particularly where the words have legal implications, I have striven for consistency in my translation of key terms. Where I had to choose between a literal-but-awkward rendering or a more idiomatic but less precise ...
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... issues of sexual ethics could be resolved by arriving at better readings of scripture, clearer understandings of jurisprudence, and more cogent theological views. I am more attentive now than I was a decade ago to the ways in which ...
... issues of sexual ethics could be resolved by arriving at better readings of scripture, clearer understandings of jurisprudence, and more cogent theological views. I am more attentive now than I was a decade ago to the ways in which ...
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... issues, including those raised by bisexuality. Scholarship, activism, and law have moved in the last decade, leaving the chapter dated, especially on transgender issues. It reflects the time in which it was written and my best thinking ...
... issues, including those raised by bisexuality. Scholarship, activism, and law have moved in the last decade, leaving the chapter dated, especially on transgender issues. It reflects the time in which it was written and my best thinking ...
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... issues are often reduced to fodder for charged debates over “women's status in Islam.” The so-called woman question is central to both anti-Muslim polemic and the apologetic counter-discourse that adopts a terminology of liberation to ...
... issues are often reduced to fodder for charged debates over “women's status in Islam.” The so-called woman question is central to both anti-Muslim polemic and the apologetic counter-discourse that adopts a terminology of liberation to ...
Contents
Divorce in Islamic Ethics | |
Slave Concubinage in Muslim Texts and Discourses | |
Illicit Sex in Islamic Jurisprudence | |
SameSex Intimacy in Muslim Thought | |
Female Circumcision in Islamic Sources | |
Female Bodies and Male Agency in the Quran | |
The Prophet Muhammad his Beloved Aishah and Modern Muslim Sensibilities | |
Afterword to the 2016 edition | |
Bibliography | |
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