Sexual Ethics and Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and JurisprudenceAnnotation Stoning. Slavery. Honour killings. Homosexuality. In the context of Islam, these topics are frequently discussed but little understood. When debated, such emotive issues often spark heated argument rather than reasoned deliberation. In this lucid and carefully constructed volume, feminist academic Kecia Ali examines classical Muslim texts and tries to evaluate whether a just system of sexual ethics is possible within an Islamic framework. Seeking to avoid polemical argument, Ali explores key themes such as consent and control, which are crucial to any understanding of either traditional Islamic sexual ethics or the possibilities for progressive transformation in these ideals. Suitable for students and the interested reader alike, Sexual Ethics in Islam is an essential tool for understanding modern Islam in today's increasingly sexualised world. |
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Some may view my focus on sexual matters as playing into the Western
obsession with Muslim sexuality at the expense of other , more vital , areas of
concern . Poverty , political repression , war , and global power dynamics are ,
indeed ...
Some may view my focus on sexual matters as playing into the Western
obsession with Muslim sexuality at the expense of other , more vital , areas of
concern . Poverty , political repression , war , and global power dynamics are ,
indeed ...
Page 32
In Qadi Khan's fatwa , the entire matter revolves around the inadmissibility of the
wife's testimony . ... and jurists have further limited the range of cases in which
women can testify , in numerous matters related to marriage the words of
husband ...
In Qadi Khan's fatwa , the entire matter revolves around the inadmissibility of the
wife's testimony . ... and jurists have further limited the range of cases in which
women can testify , in numerous matters related to marriage the words of
husband ...
Page 159
Jonathan Brockopp notes that there is “ a substantial literature under each of
these categories , ” but “ we would look in vain here for practical application of
Islamic ideals to matters of daily life . ” See “ Taking Life and Saving Life , ” in
idem , ed ...
Jonathan Brockopp notes that there is “ a substantial literature under each of
these categories , ” but “ we would look in vain here for practical application of
Islamic ideals to matters of daily life . ” See “ Taking Life and Saving Life , ” in
idem , ed ...
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Marriage Money and Sex | 1 |
Divorce in Islamic Ethics | 24 |
Slave | 39 |
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| Title | Sexual Ethics and Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and Jurisprudence ACLS Humanities E-Book Sexual Ethics and Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and Jurisprudence, Kecia Ali |
| Authors | Kecia Ali, Associate Professor of Religion Kecia Ali |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Oneworld, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2011 |
| ISBN | 1851684557, 9781851684557 |
| Length | 217 pages |
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