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Sexual ethics and Islam : feminist reflections on Qur'an, hadith, and jurisprudence / K. Ali.
Kecia Ali
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Sexual ethics and Islam
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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.
| Title |
Sexual ethics and Islam : feminist reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and jurisprudence / K. Ali. |
|---|---|
| Additional Titles |
Feminist reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and jurisprudence |
| Publisher |
Oxford, England : Oneworld Academic |
| Creation Date |
2006 |
| Notes |
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
| Content |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note on texts, translation, and transliteration -- Introduction -- "And according to what they spend from their wealth ..." -- Sex -- Intermarriage -- Conclusion -- 1. Marriage, Money, and Sex -- Untying the knot -- Extreme circumstances -- Prospects for reform -- Conclusion -- 2. Lesser Evils: Divorce in Islamic Ethics -- Islam and slavery: overview of sources and history -- Women, war captives, and withdrawal -- Conclusion -- 3. "What your right hands possess": Slave Concubinage in Muslim Texts and Discourses -- Protecting chastity: the classical texts -- Paternity, legal fictions, and non-marital sex in contemporary Muslim thought -- Conclusion -- 4. Prohibited Acts and Forbidden Partners: Illicit Sex in Islamic Jurisprudence -- History -- Don't ask, don't tell -- Same-sex marriage -- Conclusion -- 5. Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Same-Sex Intimacy in Muslim Thought -- Islamic or un-Islamic? -- "Reduce but do not destroy" -- Conclusion -- 6. "Reduce but do not destroy": Female "Circumcision" in Islamic Sources -- To whom am I speaking? -- A difficult verse -- Garments for one another -- Conclusion -- 7. "If you have touched women": Female Bodies and Male Agency in the Qur'an -- Apologetics and polemics -- Searching for solace -- Conclusion -- 8. The Prophet Muhammad, his Beloved Aishah, and Modern Muslim Sensibilities -- 9. Toward an Islamic Ethics of Sex -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Extent |
1 online resource (245 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| Copyright Date |
©2006 |
| National Library system number |
997007876977605171 |
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