Sexual Ethics and Islam

Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and Jurisprudence

Kecia Ali (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2016
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
9781780743813 (ISBN)

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An updated edition of feminist academic Kecia Ali's assessment of whether a just system of sexual ethics is possible within an Islamic framework

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.

Kecia Ali is Professor of Religion at Boston University where her research focuses on Islamic law, women and gender, ethics, and biography.

Introduction

1 Marriage, Money, and Sex

    “And according to what they spend from their wealth ... ”

    Sex

    Intermarriage

    Conclusion

    Coda 1

2 Lesser Evils: Divorce in Islamic Ethics

    Untying the knot

    Extreme circumstances

    Prospects for reform

    Conclusion

    Coda 2

3 “What your right hands possess”: Slave Concubinage in Muslim Texts and Discourses

    Islam and slavery: overview of sources and history

    Women, war captives, and withdrawal

    Conclusion

    Coda 3

4 Prohibited Acts and Forbidden Partners: Illicit Sex in Islamic Jurisprudence

    Protecting chastity: the classical texts

    Paternity, legal fictions, and non-marital sex in contemporary Muslim thought

    Conclusion

    Coda 4

5 Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Same-Sex Intimacy in Muslim Thought

    History

    Don’t ask, don’t tell

    Same-sex marriage

    Conclusion

    Coda 5

6 “Reduce but do not destroy”: Female “Circumcision” in Islamic Sources

    Islamic or un-Islamic?

    “Reduce but do not destroy”

    Conclusion

    Coda 6

7 “If you have touched women”: Female Bodies and Male Agency in the Qur’an

    To whom am I speaking?

    A difficult verse

    Garments for one another

    Conclusion

    Coda 7

8 The Prophet Muhammad, his Beloved Aishah, and Modern Muslim Sensibilities

    Apologetics and polemics

    Searching for solace

    Conclusion

    Coda 8

9 Toward an Islamic Ethics of Sex

Afterword to the 2016 edition

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-13	9781780743813 / 9781780743813
Zustand	Neuware