Female Homosexuality in the Middle East
Histories and Representations
Nonfiction, History, Africa, Egypt, Religion & Spirituality, Middle East Religions, Islam, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
| Author: | Samar Habib | ISBN: | 9781135910082 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Samar Habib |
| ISBN: | 9781135910082 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | August 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book, the first full-length study of its kind, dares to probe the biggest taboo in contemporary Arab culture with scholarly intent and integrity - female homosexuality.
Habib argues that female homosexuality has a long history in Arabic literature and scholarship, beginning in the ninth century, and she traces the destruction of Medieval discourses on female homosexuality and the replacement of these with a new religious orthodoxy that is no longer permissive of a variety of sexual behaviours.
Habib also engages with recent "gay" historiography in the West and challenges institutionalized constructionist notions of sexuality.
This book, the first full-length study of its kind, dares to probe the biggest taboo in contemporary Arab culture with scholarly intent and integrity - female homosexuality.
Habib argues that female homosexuality has a long history in Arabic literature and scholarship, beginning in the ninth century, and she traces the destruction of Medieval discourses on female homosexuality and the replacement of these with a new religious orthodoxy that is no longer permissive of a variety of sexual behaviours.
Habib also engages with recent "gay" historiography in the West and challenges institutionalized constructionist notions of sexuality.
