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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... relationship to one another is in a process of constant renegotiation, particularly now that one can speak of “Western Muslims.” The growing Muslim populations in nations that have long exemplified the Other for Muslim thinkers are only ...
... relationship to one another is in a process of constant renegotiation, particularly now that one can speak of “Western Muslims.” The growing Muslim populations in nations that have long exemplified the Other for Muslim thinkers are only ...
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... relationships, particularly concerning slave concubines, as incompatible with fairness and justice (themselves notoriously variable concepts).8 Yet while virtually no one advocates reviving slavery as an institution, slaveholding ...
... relationships, particularly concerning slave concubines, as incompatible with fairness and justice (themselves notoriously variable concepts).8 Yet while virtually no one advocates reviving slavery as an institution, slaveholding ...
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... relationship between ideal and reality and there is a certain coherence to premodern prescriptive models of Muslim womanhood and sexual relations.17 It is precisely in the arena of sexual ethics where normative Islamic texts and thought ...
... relationship between ideal and reality and there is a certain coherence to premodern prescriptive models of Muslim womanhood and sexual relations.17 It is precisely in the arena of sexual ethics where normative Islamic texts and thought ...
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... relationship between enforceable duties and ethical obligations has become increasingly blurred in a world where Islamic legal institutions no longer function in anything like the manner they did in the classical and medieval periods.26 ...
... relationship between enforceable duties and ethical obligations has become increasingly blurred in a world where Islamic legal institutions no longer function in anything like the manner they did in the classical and medieval periods.26 ...
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... relationships and sexual acts. This classical model exists in tension with the stress on consent and mutuality in contemporary ... relationship. These connections tend to pass unremarked, however, and the lack of active grappling with the.
... relationships and sexual acts. This classical model exists in tension with the stress on consent and mutuality in contemporary ... relationship. These connections tend to pass unremarked, however, and the lack of active grappling with the.
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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