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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... scholarly projects to the ways that Muslim and non-Muslim writings about, for instance, prophetic biography have been ... scholars, who “form a global network and ... speak a common language,” one finds “a spectrum of views ranging from ...
... scholarly projects to the ways that Muslim and non-Muslim writings about, for instance, prophetic biography have been ... scholars, who “form a global network and ... speak a common language,” one finds “a spectrum of views ranging from ...
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... scholar whose works on Islamic topics are circulated extensively, 'Abdul Rahman Doi captures a common sentiment when he ... scholars highlight the most striking difference between contemporary and classical sexual ethics: the premodern ...
... scholar whose works on Islamic topics are circulated extensively, 'Abdul Rahman Doi captures a common sentiment when he ... scholars highlight the most striking difference between contemporary and classical sexual ethics: the premodern ...
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... scholars are worth studying because of their methodological sophistication, acceptance of divergent perspectives ... scholarly tradition is one significant source of knowledge and wisdom; much is lost when Muslims – Qur'an-only feminists ...
... scholars are worth studying because of their methodological sophistication, acceptance of divergent perspectives ... scholarly tradition is one significant source of knowledge and wisdom; much is lost when Muslims – Qur'an-only feminists ...
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... scholars, who warned against “making lawful what is forbidden and forbidding what is lawful,” but they generally ... scholar Abdal-Hakim Murad refers to as “Muslims living in post-traditional contexts in the West.”27 Living in a nation ...
... scholars, who warned against “making lawful what is forbidden and forbidding what is lawful,” but they generally ... scholar Abdal-Hakim Murad refers to as “Muslims living in post-traditional contexts in the West.”27 Living in a nation ...
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... scholars.30 On the one hand, this shift may facilitate attention to principles; on the other hand, it allows for the emergence of doctrinal authoritarianism. Abou El Fadl has presented a painstaking portrait of this authoritarianism ...
... scholars.30 On the one hand, this shift may facilitate attention to principles; on the other hand, it allows for the emergence of doctrinal authoritarianism. Abou El Fadl has presented a painstaking portrait of this authoritarianism ...
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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