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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... Muslim discussions of women's place, position, or status – in English and other Western languages, especially – are ... Muslim author. In other instances, Muslim authorities may attempt to reverse the values assigned to Muslim and ...
... Muslim discussions of women's place, position, or status – in English and other Western languages, especially – are ... Muslim author. In other instances, Muslim authorities may attempt to reverse the values assigned to Muslim and ...
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... Muslim life and thought. Of course, the sexual subordination of women is by no means exclusive to Muslim societies or Islamic thought. Until the very recent past there was a near universality of laws proposing a system of allocating ...
... Muslim life and thought. Of course, the sexual subordination of women is by no means exclusive to Muslim societies or Islamic thought. Until the very recent past there was a near universality of laws proposing a system of allocating ...
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... women's (and men's) lives do not neatly follow the patterns set out in legal manuals, and have never done so.16 As noted above, differences between and within Muslim populations are so significant that any attempts to discuss “the Muslim ...
... women's (and men's) lives do not neatly follow the patterns set out in legal manuals, and have never done so.16 As noted above, differences between and within Muslim populations are so significant that any attempts to discuss “the Muslim ...
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... Muslim husband bears the sole burden of providing for his wife and household, and that Muslim women may only marry Muslim men. Yet even Muslims who assiduously affirm these regulations do not always follow them. The gap between ...
... Muslim husband bears the sole burden of providing for his wife and household, and that Muslim women may only marry Muslim men. Yet even Muslims who assiduously affirm these regulations do not always follow them. The gap between ...
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... Muslim dower (mahr or sadaq), paid to the wife rather than her family, is usually regarded as a modification of this practice.7 (Numerous authors cite this shift as proof of Islam's liberatory stance toward women.8) There is some ...
... Muslim dower (mahr or sadaq), paid to the wife rather than her family, is usually regarded as a modification of this practice.7 (Numerous authors cite this shift as proof of Islam's liberatory stance toward women.8) There is some ...
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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