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.
| ISBN: | 9780415806039 |
| Publication date: | 29th April 2009 |
| Author: | Samar University of Sydney, Australia Habib |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 212 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Gender and Society |
| Genres: |
LGBTQ+ Studies / topics Social and cultural history |
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.
Female Homosexuality in the Middle East features in the following genres: LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Social and cultural history
Female Homosexuality in the Middle East is available in Paperback
Female Homosexuality in the Middle East was written by Samar University of Sydney, Australia Habib and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Female Homosexuality in the Middle East has 212 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Research in Gender and Society series
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